 CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's electoral council says President Hugo Chavez has won re-election, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles.
| Yup, he stole it fair and square. |
National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena says that with most votes counted, Chavez had about 54 percent of the vote.
| It's a hoary cliche these days, but what matters isn't who votes, but who counts the votes. Hugo's friends counted these. I'm a little surprised that they allowed the count to be this 'close', but I suppose they wanted just enough realism to calm some of the rubes... |
It was Chavez's third re-election victory in nearly 14 years in office. The victory gives Chavez another six-year term to cement his legacy and press more forcefully for a transition to socialism in the country with the world's largest proven oil reserves.
| And you can tell where the heart of the AP reporter lies in that sentence... |
| But should he die next week after going off his meds to campaign, all is moot, including the fond wishes of the highly educated journalist. Let us pray for sepsis. |
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