Audit of Venezuelan vote backs Chavez
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An audit of Venezuela&#39;s referendum results has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez won the poll fairly and found no evidence to support the opposition&#39;s claims of widespread vote-rigging, international observers said
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Independent observers confirmed that the random auditing of results from the recall referendum (Sunday August 15) against Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez show there are no indications of fraud as claimed by the opposition.
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Oil exports by Venezuela have not been disturbed by the referendum on the rule of President Hugo Chavez, shipping sources said late Sunday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to 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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An audit of last week&#39;s recall vote in Venezuela has found no evidence of fraud in the process that endorsed President Hugo Chavez as leader.
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CARACAS, Venezuela Aug. 18, 2004  Maintaining that a failed referendum to oust Venezuela&#39;s president was rigged against them, opposition leaders Wednesday refused to participate in a partial audit of the results as proposed by former President Jimmy ...
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CARACAS -- Venezuelans voted resoundingly to keep firebrand populist Hugo Chavez as their president in a victory that drew noisy reactions yesterday from both sides in the streets. International observers certified the results as clean and accurate.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won backing from 58 percent of voters, with 94 percent of electoral rolls counted, in a referendum on whether to recall him.
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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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Under pressure from opponents of President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's elections council has adopted safeguards for the country's electronic voting machines to prevent tampering in Sunday's election &#151; conditions so strict that experts say they surpass some standards in the United States.
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People in Venezuela are set to take part in a presidential poll which incumbent Hugo Chavez is expected to win.
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A referendum is under way in Venezuela to decide if President Hugo Chavez should remain in office.
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After demanding an audit of voting results upon failing to oust President Hugo ChÃ¡vez in a recall referendum, representatives of Venezuela&#39;s opposition movement
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Venezuelan election officials agreed Tuesday to conduct a partial audit of the results of a recall referendum won by President Hugo Chavez, amid opposition charges of election fraud, officials told The Associated Press.
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Venezuelans voted for state governors and mayors on Sunday in a regional election expected to strengthen President Hugo Chavez&#39;s political power two months after he won a referendum on his rule.
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Venezuela's electoral officials say an audit of the vote on President Hugo Chavez's rule shows it was fair.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist &quot;revolution&quot; and new democratic credentials with his resounding victory in Sunday&#39;s referendum.