Hugo Chavez told supporters Venezuela wouldbecome a "world power" [AFP]
Venezuela's Vote Sunday Could Make Or Break Hugo Chavez -- McClatchy Newspapers
CARACAS, Venezuela — In a vote with huge ramifications, Venezuelans will decide Sunday whether to give President Hugo Chavez the chance to remain in power indefinitely.
Approving Chavez's proposal to scrap term limits would give fresh momentum to his socialist revolution. Defeating the measure would weaken his political legitimacy, undermining his grand ambitions at home and abroad.
Polls indicate that the result is too close to call, although Chavez seems a slight favorite since he's marshaled the entire machinery of government behind his bid to keep power past the scheduled end of his term in 2013.
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