Chavez urges opposition to recognize results of referendum
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CARACAS, August 22 (Itar-Tass) -- President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez has called on the opposition to recognize the results of a referendum on confidence in the president held on August 15.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan leftist President  Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a referendum on his  rule but the opposition called the results "a gigantic fraud."
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist  "revolution" and new democratic credentials with his resounding  victory in Sunday's referendum.
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Thousands marched Saturday in the biggest show of public support yet for Venezuela's main opposition presidential candidate, who pledged to undo what he called the ills of President Hugo Chavez's government.
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CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Sunday, demanding respect for Venezuela's sovereignty following U.S. criticism and Colombia's acknowledgment that it paid a bounty to capture a rebel on Venezuelan soil.
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Initial results from Venezuela suggest President Chavez has a commanding lead in a referendum on his rule.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to  preliminary results released by the country's top electoral  officer on Monday.
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Venezuela&#39;s electoral authorities Friday ratified the results of a recent referendum that kept President Hugo Chavez in power.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won international approval from supporters and detractors alike Monday on his decisive referendum victory over opponents trying to oust him.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez's rival in Sunday's election urged Venezuela's electoral authority to "play fair," a week after he warned of possible vote fraud.
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ARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 18 - After demanding an audit of voting results upon failing to oust President Hugo Chávez in a recall referendum, representatives of Venezuela&#39;s opposition movement said Wednesday that they would refuse to ...
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez is  incapable of uniting Venezuela, his opponents said Monday after  the left-wing leader announced he would no longer recognize  their anti-government coalition which disputes his referendum  win.
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The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power.
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Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who found no "element of fraud."
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The results of an audit support the official vote count showing that President Hugo Chavez won this month&#39;s recall referendum in Venezuela, the head of the Organization of American States said Saturday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud.    Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday urged his opponents to recognize his recall referendum victory and pledged dialogue even with his "most bitter enemies" to heal the country's deep political divisions.