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Hugo Chavez wins re-election in Venezuela
Posted: Oct 7, 2012 8:57 PM by Monica Gouty
Updated: Oct 7, 2012 8:58 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's electoral council says President Hugo Chavez has won re-election, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles.
National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena says that with most votes counted, Chavez had about 54 percent of the vote.
It was Chavez's third re-election victory in nearly 14 years in office. The victory gives Chavez another six-year term to cement his legacy and press more forcefully for a transition to socialism in the country with the world's largest proven oil reserves.
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