El proyecto del presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, consiguió un mayoritario respaldo a su proyecto en el referendo efectuado este domingo. La victoria le permitirá a él y a quienes compitan por cargos de elección popular, reelegirse en forma indefinida.
Venezuelans have voted to lift limits on terms in office for elected officials, allowing President Hugo Chavez to stand for re-election. With 94% of votes counted, 54% backed an end to term limits, a National Electoral Council official said. Mr Chavez has said he needs to stay in office beyond the end of his current term in 2012 so he can secure what he calls Venezuela’s socialist revolution. Critics say that would concentrate too much power in the presidency. “The doors of the future are wide open,” Mr Chavez shouted from the balcony of the Miraflores presidential palace after the results were announced. “In 2012 there will be presidential elections, and unless God decides otherwise, unless the people decide otherwise, this soldier is already a candidate.” Crowds of the president’s supporters filled in the streets, letting off fireworks, waving red flags and honking car horns.
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