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New poll has Venezuela’s Chávez still in lead

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is still leading in a new poll, as the country heads towards elections Oct. 7.

The Miami Herald
May 29, 2012
By Jim Wyss | [email protected]

hugo chavez vtv 300x222 New poll has Venezuela’s Chávez still in lead

Courtesy of: Venezuelan Television Corporation

BOGOTA — With less than five months to go before Venezuelan elections, President Hugo Chávez is leading in a new poll, but the race remains tight amid doubts about his health.

According to a survey by the Varianzas polling firm, 50.7 percent of respondents said they would vote for Chávez versus 45.5 percent for his rival Henrique Capriles if the election were held this month. A full 3.7 percent were undecided, according to Tuesday’s poll.

Chávez’s lead over Capriles has increased by about one percentage point since April 3, the last time Varianzas issued a survey. Varianzas surveyed 1,900 people from May 12-26, and the study had a margin of error of plus/minus 2-3 percent, the company said.

The study comes as both men have been stepping up their campaigns ahead of the Oct. 7 presidential race and as Chávez has been fighting an undisclosed form of cancer. In recent weeks, the 57-year-old leader has said he has beaten the disease but the poll highlighted how important his health is in these elections.

When asked who they would vote for if Chávez still had cancer on election day, respondents were evenly split with 46.9 percent for each candidate.

The poll also found that Capriles would win the race by double-digit margins if he had to face Vice President Elias Jaua, National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro or Chávez’s brother Adán. All four men are thought to be on the ruling party’s shortlist if the president’s health keeps him from running.

Battling cancer since at least June, Chávez has not been unable to mount a vigorous campaign this year. On Monday, reacting to other polls that also show him in the lead, Chávez said that “even rocks” knew he was going to win another six-year term.

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What’s Next Venezuela Election Update: May 29, 2012

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Courtesy of: The Capriles Campaign

Later this week, the period for presidential candidates to officially register will open in Venezuela. A confident Henrique Capriles announced that he will register on June 10, while Hugo Chávez has not yet set a date. Analysts say that a large number of voters are still undecided, and the coming months of campaigning, as well as the progress of Chávez’s illness, will be very important in their decisions. New reports about the condition of the Venezuela’s state-run oil company show that the mismanagement of the industry, which has been a boon for Chávez, could be his undoing. Chávez has remained mostly quiet over the past week, and offered scant details about his health, which has many wondering whether he will actually run in the elections, despite his assurances otherwise. The uncertainty has leaders within Chávez’s party trying to position themselves as his successor.

Capriles: “Chávez, get ready because I am going to win the election”, El Universal

Henrique Capriles Radonski, the presidential candidate of opposition umbrella group Unified Democratic Panel (MUD), made a reference to President Hugo Chávez and asked him to be prepared for a defeat “because I am going to defeat you on October 7,” he said.

Chávez: “We do not have the date yet”, El Universal

“Thus far, no day to enroll my nomination has been set yet. But, sure enough, my name will be displayed on the ballot,” informed Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez in a new telephone contact with the members of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV.)

Chavez re-election: Many Venezuelan voters are undecided, Christian Science Monitor

I have been getting mixed messages from people the last two times I have been in Caracas about the outlook for the upcoming presidential election in October, pitting Hugo Chavez against opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Venezuelans in the dark over Chavez’s health, Chicago Tribune

Mystery, rumor and conspiracy theories surround Hugo Chavez’s health almost a year after his cancer diagnosis, with many Venezuelans contemplating a future without their larger-than-life president.

Venezuela’s PDVSA oil company is bloated, ‘falling apart’, USA Today

Beatriz Rodriguez sits in a long line under a sweltering sun, waiting for state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela to deliver cylinders of natural gas she uses to cook her family’s meals. She and her neighbors haven’t had gas for two weeks, and her patience is running out.

Chavez Assures He Will Run For Re-Election, FOX News

In what has become a rarity in recent days, the cloistered president delivered public comments during a telephone call broadcast on state television.

Hugo Chavez’s Absence Spawns Power Grabs in Venezuela, Newsweek

Venezuela these days feels like The Wizard of Ozon acid. The country’s main newspapers recently carried the news of a tornado-shaped cloud on the front page.

 
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What’s Next Venezuela Election Update: May 29, 2012

Henrique Capriles Radonski gana 300x199 What’s Next Venezuela Election Update: May 29, 2012

Courtesy of: The Capriles Campaign

Later this week, the period for presidential candidates to officially register will open in Venezuela. A confident Henrique Capriles announced that he will register on June 10, while Hugo Chávez has not yet set a date. Analysts say that a large number of voters are still undecided, and the coming months of campaigning, as well as the progress of Chávez’s illness, will be very important in their decisions. New reports about the condition of the Venezuela’s state-run oil company show that the mismanagement of the industry, which has been a boon for Chávez, could be his undoing. Chávez has remained mostly quiet over the past week, and offered scant details about his health, which has many wondering whether he will actually run in the elections, despite his assurances otherwise. The uncertainty has leaders within Chávez’s party trying to position themselves as his successor.

Capriles: “Chávez, get ready because I am going to win the election”, El Universal

Henrique Capriles Radonski, the presidential candidate of opposition umbrella group Unified Democratic Panel (MUD), made a reference to President Hugo Chávez and asked him to be prepared for a defeat “because I am going to defeat you on October 7,” he said.

Chávez: “We do not have the date yet”, El Universal

“Thus far, no day to enroll my nomination has been set yet. But, sure enough, my name will be displayed on the ballot,” informed Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez in a new telephone contact with the members of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV.)

Chavez re-election: Many Venezuelan voters are undecided, Christian Science Monitor

I have been getting mixed messages from people the last two times I have been in Caracas about the outlook for the upcoming presidential election in October, pitting Hugo Chavez against opposition leader Henrique Capriles.

Venezuelans in the dark over Chavez’s health, Chicago Tribune

Mystery, rumor and conspiracy theories surround Hugo Chavez’s health almost a year after his cancer diagnosis, with many Venezuelans contemplating a future without their larger-than-life president.

Venezuela’s PDVSA oil company is bloated, ‘falling apart’, USA Today

Beatriz Rodriguez sits in a long line under a sweltering sun, waiting for state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela to deliver cylinders of natural gas she uses to cook her family’s meals. She and her neighbors haven’t had gas for two weeks, and her patience is running out.

Chavez Assures He Will Run For Re-Election, FOX News

In what has become a rarity in recent days, the cloistered president delivered public comments during a telephone call broadcast on state television.

Hugo Chavez’s Absence Spawns Power Grabs in Venezuela, Newsweek

Venezuela these days feels like The Wizard of Ozon acid. The country’s main newspapers recently carried the news of a tornado-shaped cloud on the front page.