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Venezuelan Leader Urges
Referendum Campaign For
Unlimited Terms
Caracas - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez on
Wednesday asked his
supporters to
immediately start
campaigning for a
referendum aimed at
paving the way for
unlimited presidential
terms.
Chavez has been seeking
to stay in power to
continue his programs,
which he considered have
achieved results but
have not been completed.
The president said last
Sunday he was directing
his ruling United
Socialist party to seek
a "constitutional
amendment and reelection
of the president of the
republic," adding he was
"ready to govern through
2021."
In December 2007, a
referendum that sought
to allow unlimited terms
was not approved.
Venezuela's constitution
allows one consecutive
re-election of the
president with a
six-year term. The
proposal on unlimited
term will allow Chavez
to stay in power without
time limit.
Chavez launched his
campaign for the
referendum this week
after last month's
regional elections in
which opposition leaders
won key states and the
capital of Caracas while
Chavez allies swept most
municipalities.
Chavez was first elected
president in February
1999 and won a second
six-year term in 2006.
He has said that if a
governor is good, he
should stay in power as
long as the electors
wish.
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