Venezuelans Vote to Eliminate Two-Term Limit on All Elected Office 54.4% to 45.6%

[At 9:35pm local time, with 94.2% of voted counted, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council announced that Venezuelans had voted 54.4% to 45.6% in favor of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the two-term limit on all elected office.]

Venezuelans Vote to Eliminate Two-Term Limit on All Elected Office 54.4% to 45.6%

February 15th 2009, by Venezuelanalysis.com

February 15, 2009 (venezuelanalysis.com)— At 9:35pm local time, three and a half hours after polls closed and with 94.2% of voted counted, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council announced that Venezuelans had voted 54.4% to 45.6% in favor of a constitutional amendment to eliminate the two-term limit on all elected office. Chávez supporters celebrated the nearly 9-point victory margin with enthusiasm, as it will allow President Hugo Chávez to run for a third full term in 2012.

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