Official: Chavez Wins
Referendum With 6.3 Million Votes
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez won Sunday's referendum on a constitutional amendment for
unlimited re-election with about 6.3 million votes, the Electoral
National Council (CNE) said on Tuesday.
CNE president Tibisay Lucena announced the results at a press
conference, based on 99.75 percent of the tallies.
Votes in favor of the amendment were 6,319,636, while votes against
the amendment were 5,198,006, Lucena said.
The total number of votes was 11,724,224 with 30.08 percent
abstention. Nearly 17 million Venezuelans were registered to vote in
the referendum.
Lucena said there were still some votes to be counted, including
those of Venezuelans abroad.
Chavez won the referendum in 19 of the 23 states, repeating the
electoral triumph of the regional elections for governors and mayors
held on Nov. 23, 2008.
The full and final results of the referendum will be delivered on
Wednesday to the National Assembly. |
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