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Venezuela's Term Limit Referendum

  • Length: 5:32 minutes (5.06 MB)
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From Free Speech Radio News:

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez was first elected to power 10 years ago, and is now eligible to stay in power indefinitely after voters passed an amendment ending term limits Sunday. Chavez has redistributed the country's vast oil profits and has been a harsh critic of U.S. foreign policy. He says that Sunday's results are a mandate for socialism – but his critics say it's just another move toward dictatorship: this is the second time voters have been asked to decide whether to eliminate term limits, and Chavez obliged all of Venezuela's television stations to air numerous presidential speeches leading up to the vote. So did voters cast their ballots for socialism or autocracy? We speak to James Suggett, reporter for www.venezuelanalysis.com