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Chavez wins Venezuela election
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October 8, 2012, Monday
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VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez was re-elected yesterday, taking 54.42 percent of the vote as he saw off the challenge of opposition rival Henrique Capriles, the National Electoral Council said, citing near-complete results.
Fireworks erupted across Caracas shortly after council president Tibisay Lucena announced that Chavez won the majority, with Capriles garnering 44.97 percent of the votes.
"Thank you my dear people!!! Viva Venezuela!!!" Chavez, who won another six-year term after almost 14 years in power, wrote on Twitter after the results were published. "Thank you God! Thank you to all of you!"
Hundreds of Chavez supporters had already started to party in front of the Miraflores presidential palace before the results were announced, playing salsa music, holding signs and setting off fireworks.
Based on 90 percent of the results, Lucena said Chavez won 7,444,082 votes, compared to 6,151,554 for Capriles. Turnout was a massive 80.94 percent of the 19 million eligible voters.
"We had a calm electoral process without incidents," she said.
The 9.45-point margin of victory is close to the 10-point lead Chavez was given in the latest opinion poll.
Other polls had put the candidates in the virtual tie, raising hopes in the once-divided opposition that they were close to defeating Chavez.
Fireworks erupted across Caracas shortly after council president Tibisay Lucena announced that Chavez won the majority, with Capriles garnering 44.97 percent of the votes.
"Thank you my dear people!!! Viva Venezuela!!!" Chavez, who won another six-year term after almost 14 years in power, wrote on Twitter after the results were published. "Thank you God! Thank you to all of you!"
Hundreds of Chavez supporters had already started to party in front of the Miraflores presidential palace before the results were announced, playing salsa music, holding signs and setting off fireworks.
Based on 90 percent of the results, Lucena said Chavez won 7,444,082 votes, compared to 6,151,554 for Capriles. Turnout was a massive 80.94 percent of the 19 million eligible voters.
"We had a calm electoral process without incidents," she said.
The 9.45-point margin of victory is close to the 10-point lead Chavez was given in the latest opinion poll.
Other polls had put the candidates in the virtual tie, raising hopes in the once-divided opposition that they were close to defeating Chavez.
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