Tag: Hugo Chavez
It doesn't surprise me that Hugo Chavez won by a big margin in Venezuela.
With 78 percent of voting stations reporting, Chavez had 61 percent to 38 percent for challenger Rosales, said Tibisay Lucena, head of the country's elections council. Chavez had nearly 6 million votes versus 3.7 million for Rosales, according to the partial tally.
Turnout among the 15.9 million eligible voters was 62 percent, according to an official bulletin of results, making Chavez's lead insurmountable.
Here's more on Chavez and his promises for his next administration.
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