Chavez could seek further terms
Condi's good buddy ain't going anywhere anytime soon.
From BBC News:
From BBC News:
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he may seek to lift a constitutional limit on successive presidential terms. During his weekly TV show on Sunday, he announced he was thinking of calling a referendum to allow him to run for another term in the 2012 elections. Mr Chavez, who faces re-election this year, said he did not fear competition. Mr Chavez was first elected in 1998 and then again in 2000 after the approval of a constitution under which he is barred from running in 2012.
He insisted he would allow the Venezuelan people to vote on the issue. "If there is no opposition candidate, I would consider signing a decree to hold a referendum asking 'Do you agree Chavez should be allowed to seek a new term?' and let's let the people decide."
"It is just an idea that I am working on," he added.
posted by Strother | 1:09 PM
1 Comments:
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1) Haven't been keeping up with my RSS feeds, so came looking through your posts to see if you've made any comments about those who've signed up to run for the 06 elections in Stokes County. Looking forward to your thoughts, particularly around the Commissioner candidates.
2) Glad to see Robert Mitchell an active part of this site. When I ran for Stokes School board in 04, I found Mr. Mitchell to be an A1 gentleman and a true Southern Democrat. In short, someone I'd like to see having a louder voice in the local political scene.
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