President Chavez Wants Voters To Allow Him To Serve Indefinitely
Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Caracas, Venezuela (AHN) - Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, says he will initiate a referendum to change the constitution, and allow him to remain in office indefinitely. Chavez, 52, says, "If the majority of the people say yes, we'll have to change the constitution so that re-election in Venezuela will be indefinite." Under the current laws, Chavez will need to step down in 2013, yet the President says he will bring the issue to a vote by 2010, adding "the people will decide." Luis Vicente Leon, an analyst with polling company Datanalisis, tells Bloomberg, "Chavez is showing his more radical side." "There may well be Venezuelans that support Chavez, but don't want him to be president forever. This announcement will further polarize the electorate, but Chavez has up until now always been able to use polarization to his advantage."
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