Venezuela

[katiebearnm]

This scares me:

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chávez handily won a referendum on Sunday that will end presidential term limits, allowing him to run for re-election indefinitely and injecting fresh vibrancy into his socialist-inspired revolution.  (NYT/15 Feb 09)

He's already been in power for 10 years.  If I lived in Venezuela and I were anti-

Comments

[ssmegss]

:O

but he still has to win re-election each time? is the impression that these elections are fair?

[katiebearnm]

Yes, he still has to win re-election each time. However, at this point, it's doubtful that anyone would be legitimate competition. It would be like someone running for president against the Castro brothers.