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| The Venezuelan opposition regained the lost ground in the states of Carabobo, Lara, Mérida, and Anzoátegui (File Photo) |
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President Hugo Chávez's intended changes to the Constitution
were approved in 15 out of 24 Venezuelan states. However,
significant rejection in the states of Zulia, Miranda, and
Táchira eventually tipped the balance in favor of the
No-bloc.
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The opposition won the referendum on the changes to the Constitution
in seven out of the eight most important states in the country,
based on the number of voters. Also, only 10 out of the 33
parishes comprising the Caracas Metropolitan District endorsed
Chávez's proposed changes to the Constitution.
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Venezuelan Journalists' Association rejects attacks against reporters
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The Venezuelan Journalists' Association (CNP) condemned verbal
and physical attacks against journalist Hernán Lugo García,
of daily newspaper El Nacional, and cameraman Larry Arévalo,
of news TV channel Globovisión, by Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez and the Caracas Metropolitan Police (PM),
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"We all know the results of the referendum. I think it was
a surprise for President Chávez and his staff, but the
people spoke up and obviously said they need some balance
among government powers."
Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi
Annan
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