Chavez Allies Win More Posts Than Opposition in Local Elections

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBDU5LO9CE.html

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Candidates in parties backing President Hugo Chavez won many more seats than opposition challengers in Venezuela's local elections this week, according to preliminary results.

With nearly all votes counted from Sunday's elections, Venezuela's major newspapers calculated that pro-Chavez candidates won some 47.1 percent of city council posts across the country, while opposition candidates won 17.3 percent and other independent parties had 18.5 percent of posts.

The National Electoral Council released preliminary results Thursday evening showing Chavez's Fifth Republic Movement party won some 1.3 million votes, or 30.3 percent, with other pro-Chavez parties accounted for the remainder.

The local elections were to decide 5,599 posts, including thousands of city council and neighborhood board members.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. OUCH! That hurt, rightos?

I hope so.

Yes, this is schadenfreude. You got a problem with it?

[loudsue]

2. Who in their right mind would vote for someone besides Chavez?

The man is trying to save the country from the corporatist-style government in the United Corporate States of America! I'd sure vote for him...and I'd support any candidate that supported him!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!! (Ok, it's an oldie....but it's a goodie!)

:kick:

[blue sky at night]

3. you know I am really beginning to admire the people of...

Venezuela. Hugo Chavez wins and wins, and yet the Media there is all Owned by Corporatist Right Wingers. Hats off, and could you guys come up here to our Lowly Banana Republic and show us how it is done?



Bush, I want your Thugs out of my Country!!

[bribri16]

4. Great news!!!! n/t

[Al-CIAda]

5. nice. nt