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Originally Posted by tiny tim
Although this is far from over, it is surprising that he has allowed these results to stand (so far). I expected this election to be a flat out hi-jack. Maybe he wanted to give the democratic system there an air of legitimacy so he can grab power down the road without raising as much suspicion.
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Every election or vote in Venezuela under the leadership of Chavez has been above par, with high turn outs, and without any evidence of fraud. The democratic system in Venezuela has a much higher air of legitimacy that either of the last two american presidential elections. Why are you surprised?
Andrew