Chávez Demands All Parties Recognize Election Results

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President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela declared that he will recognize the results of the upcoming regional and local elections, and asked all political parties to do the same.
"If in some state in the country the opposition wins, I will be the first to recognize it," Chávez declared during a campaign rally in the state of Cojedes. "I ask the political parties of all tendencies that we recognize the results of the elections and demonstrate our democratic spirit," he continued.

In recent weeks, Chávez has said he will use the military to intervene if opposition forces attempt to destabilize the country during the elections, as they have done with relative impunity in the past.

The president also said he will deploy the military if opposition governors and mayors use their power as elected officials to attempt overthrow the national government following the election.

Many private media outlets reported these remarks as Chávez threatening to send the military if PSUV candidates lose in the November 23rd elections. In Cojedes Wednesday, Chávez called such statements by the opposition efforts to "confuse the people."

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1. What are the chances ...

... that Reuters posts an article clarifying their previous distorted, misleading report?

[Judi Lynn]

2. No chance at all. They will never change their tactics. They serve the interests of the corporate

world, and everyone who intends to keep things that way. No room for humanitarian interests in that world view. Everyone who supports the value of life is simply in the road to these scum.

Eventually they will fail. Real justice, real peace takes so long, when barbarity is quick, and easy, and dirty.