Weekly Report - 13 January 2004

Suddenly, it is no longer so certain that a majority of Venezuelans would vote President Hugo Chávez out of office. A leading local pollster, often slated as pro-opposition by the government, has shown that the largest segment is that of people who define themselves as neither supporting nor opposing Chávez . Its director believes Chávez will survive, and a leading international risk rating agency concurs.