Any news about the Venezuelan election?

[MoonRiver]

I heard they expect record turn out.

[LibertyorDeath]

1. Faux News just announced

Bush Won :)

[MoonRiver]

2. ...

Please don't give me nightmares! :D

[LibertyorDeath]

4. LOL... Couldn't resist...

It looks like Chavez has a lock on it


"An independent AP-Ipsos poll last month and other pre-election surveys gave Chavez a double-digit advantage."



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061203/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_election

[MoonRiver]

5. WOOOOHOOO, in advance!

:woohoo:

[LibertyorDeath]

6. Chavez wins re-election by wide margin

By IAN JAMES, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez won re-election by a wide margin Sunday, giving the firebrand leftist six more years to redistribute Venezuela's vast oil wealth to the poor and press his campaign to counter U.S. influence in Latin America and beyond.
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Challenger Manuel Rosales conceded defeat but vowed to remain in opposition. During the campaign, Rosales accused Chavez of edging Venezuela toward authoritarian rule and warned the president could undertake even more radical policies if re-elected.

Minutes after the results were announced, Chavez appeared on the balcony of the presidential palace singing the national anthem. He pledged to deepen his effort to transform Venezuela into a socialist society.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061204/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_election



A Good Day !

[cal04]

3. High turnout in Venezuela election

President Hugo Chavez sought another six-year term Sunday from voters who turned out in huge numbers in an election weighing the popularity his oil-funded handouts to the poor against fears of one-man rule by Latin America's most combative leader.

Chavez anticipated a crushing victory over tough-talking political veteran Manuel Rosales, who has galvanized Venezuela's opposition by promising to unseat a man he accuses of edging the country toward totalitarianism.

Voters waited for hours in snaking lines, and elections officials predicted a record turnout. An independent AP-Ipsos poll last month gave Chavez a double-digit advantage -- a result echoed in several pre-election surveys.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/12/03/venezuela.election.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Overall, despite a few minor glitches in different voting centers throughout the nation, mainly do to voters; mistakes and failure to follow instructions, the voting process has been very peaceful, transparent and simple. Opposition-controlled private media continues to repeat minor incidents in different voting centers that created delays in voting, despite the fact that such situations were quickly resolved and were insignificant compared to the massive voter turnout and effective functioning of the elections machines.

A first bulletin with preliminary results is expected to be released from the National Elections Council late this evening.

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=2159