Chavez pushes for more time in office - Democratic Underground

Source: Reuters

Chavez pushes for more time in office
Mon 1 Dec 2008, 0:45 GMT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday urged supporters to work on a constitutional reform that would let him stay in office as long he keeps winning elections, a year after voters narrowly rejected this same proposal in a referendum.

The anti-U.S. leader is pushing forward the controversial proposal to eliminate a two-term limit for the president just a week after regional elections in which the OPEC nation's fractured opposition gained ground by beating Chavez allies in key states and the capital of Caracas.

"I'm ready to be with you until 2021," Chavez told a crowd of red-clad supporters in a televised address.

Chavez said reports of opposition governors and mayors sabotaging social programs and attacking government supporters convinced him he needed more time in office.

"Last year, when we lost the referendum, I said I should accept the decision of the majority," he said. "But now seeing what's happening, seeing more clearly the great threat of these fascists ... I say you were right, Chavez will not go."

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I think it's amusing that Chavez states: "I said I should accept the decision of the majority," he said. "But now seeing what's happening, seeing more clearly the great threat of these fascists ... I say you were right, Chavez will not go."

So now it's "fascists," who want the constitution and the vote of the people to decide who will be president of Venezuela!! Does Chavez see the irony of his fascism? I don't think he does. I think Chavez will keep trying for a referendum to overrule term limits until he gets the answer he wants.