PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez has announced a referendum on the question of allowing indefinite presidential re-elections in Venezuela to be held in 2010 and a plan for a socialist Venezuela. The year 2010 would come three years into Mr Chavez's next term, assuming he is re-elected in three months.| Assuming, yes. Unfortunately he's got the country beaten down right now. |
Re-election would require an amendment of the Constitution, which was written and ratified under his careful watch.
He added that his new presidential term would mark a new phase of his economic and political plan, to transform Venezuela into the Venezuelan
He made his announcements upon return from a tour of Angola, China, Cuba, Malaysia and Syria.
| All sterling democracies, every one. |