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Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 00:00
Chavez still has firm control over the military, Congress and the OPEC member's state oil company, and the opposition newspaper Tal Cual was quick to point out how daunting a task it will be to make him change course
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 00:00
Venezuelan sovereign bonds jumped on Monday after President Hugo Chavez failed to convince enough citizens to grant him sweeping constitutional reforms
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 00:00
Here are some notable comments reacting to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's defeat in Sunday's vote on constitutional changes
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez was forced to shelve his plans to turn Venezuela officially into a socialist state yesterday after the country voted against radical changes to the constitution.
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It was a stunning reversal for the usually cocksure leader who has never been defeated at the polls since first coming to power in 1999
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If, as interviews in Caracas this week suggest, more people in barrios disagree with Chavez's political agenda, that's worrisome for a man whose political raison d'etre is defined by alleviating poverty
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The Bush administration kept a low profile during the campaign, wary of transforming an event into a U.S.-Venezuela confrontation
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"Clearly this is a message from the Venezuelan people that they do not want any further erosion in their democracy and their democratic institutions," US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters
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The rejection will not keep Chavez from wielding almost dictatorial powers, but it will keep him from serving for life and enshrining his rule by decree
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 00:00
A day after the defeat of Chavez's proposed referendum to expand presidential powers, the political landscape in Venezuela appeared transformed