Jimmy Carter to arrive in Venezuela on Aug. 11 to observe recall vote [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Thu, Jul. 15, 2004





Jimmy Carter to arrive in Venezuela on Aug. 11 to observe recall vote

Associated Press


CARACAS, Venezuela - Former President Jimmy Carter will arrive in Venezuela on Aug. 11 to oversee preparations for a vote on President Hugo Chavez's rule.
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For Chavez to be recalled, or removed from office, Venezuela's opposition must get more votes than the almost 3.8 million Chavez received when he was re-elected to a six-year term in 2000.

If they succeed, a new election would be held within 30 days. The winner would serve the rest of Chavez's term, which ends in January 2007.

Venezuela's election council has invited representatives from the Organization of American States and more than 45 international organizations to observe the recall vote.
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