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Weekly Report - 6 December 2007 (ISSN 1741-7422)
Abstention costs Chávez referendum; moderate opposition triumphs
President Hugo Chávez suffered his first defeat in 12 national votes
since he took office in 1998, when his constitutional reform proposals were
narrowly rejected in a referendum on 2 December. He was undone by an abstention
rate of some 44.1%. The defeat could, however, strengthen him: several Latin
American heads of state praised his quick acceptance of the outcome as providing
irrefutable proof of his democratic credentials. Dictators do not admit defeats.
- Abstention costs Chávez referendum; moderate opposition triumphs
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- COLOMBIA: Sarkozy: a discreet surrogate for Chávez?
- BOLIVIA: Morales proposes recall referendum
- TRACKING TRENDS
- ARGENTINA: Senate acts tough on economic emergency powers
- BRAZIL: Senate shenanigans over Calheiros and CPMF
- BRAZIL: Delays in congress embarrass Lula abroad
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Guerrillas issue threats
- MEXICO: Gangsters kill Tecate police chief
- TRACKING TRENDS
- NICARAGUA: Ortega inaugurates the CPCs
- GUATEMALA: Parties in turmoil over perks for deputies
- EL SALVADOR: Saca unimpressed with size of US funding
- TRACKING TRENDS
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