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Originally Posted by lifer
I don't know as much about the situation down there as many people do, but doesn't Chavez's defeat in the referendum indicate that he is losing the support of his people...well, half of them anyway. I realize that it wasn't necessarily an election, but I understand these results to indicate that the people do not want him to remain in power.
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Nah.. he was trying to legitimize it in the world community. If the people ask for it, who out there can oppose it as undemocratic. This just leaves him with plan B.. which is to force his way into a longer term.