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...referendum promotional blitz only compounded the advantages Ch??¡vez typically enjoys. The president hosts a talk show for about five hours each Sunday broadcast on state media, addressing current events and showcasing copious on-location footage of Ch??¡vez’s social-welfare programs in action. In 2006, Ch??¡vez refused to renew the broadcasting license for Venezuela’s second largest TV station, which had voiced opposition to Ch??¡vez’s policies and may have endorsed a coup against Ch??¡vez in April 2002. There are also reports of Ch?...
...this election, Ch??¡vez has used the entire government apparatus to promote the referendum. Pro-Ch??¡vez propaganda adorned government vehicles and public buildings, while state radio and television channels promoted the referendum night and day. Passengers on the subway in the capital had to listen to campaign jingles during their commute...
...While he could theoretically lose the next election, it is unlikely that a viable democratic opposition will emerge with enough support to topple Ch??¡vez, who still enjoys a fair amount of popular support despite pursuing economic policies that cause hyperinflation and widespread shortages...
...mechanism by which they were removed. It is theoretically possible to democratically eliminate term limits with a fair election; however, it would be naive to call Venezuela’s recent referendum on term limits a fair election. Though the domestic opposition has not challenged the election results, Ch??¡vez has gained such a firm grip on the media during his decade in office that he can readily warp the democratic process to suit his ambition...
...that the fact that Ch??¡vez’s earlier attempt to end term limits, which was bundled with a group of other minor constitutional changes, failed in a national referendum in late 2007, and a picture emerges of a Venezuelan dictator using a hollow patina of democracy to legitimize his aspirations to hold power for life. Since his victory, Ch??¡vez has already revealed his wish to remain in power until 2049, when, at 95, he would be older than his inspiration, Fidel Castro, is today. We’ll see if Venezuela?...