http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_4494-ROUNDUP-Polls-Close-In-Venezuela-With-Chavez-Clear-Favourite.htmlPolls officially closed Sunday in Venezuela in a presidential vote in which left-wing populist Hugo Chavez was widely expected to win re-election to a six-year term.
Polling stations opened at 1000 GMT and were scheduled to close at 2000 GMT. However, long queues at closing time forced authorities to extend the voting process.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) officially declared the end of polling more than 60 minutes after the original deadline, though the agency ordered that all centres where voters remained in line should be kept open, the daily El Universal reported.
Media reports suggested throughout the day that there could be record turnout, though voting was slow and started late in several locations. snip
Opinion polls ahead of the runoff showed the controversial Chavez, 52, holding a lead of more than 20 percentage points over unified opposition candidate Manuel Rosales, 53.
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