Chavez wins vote, guarantees stable oil supply

摘要

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defeated a recall referendum seeking to oust him from power, electoral authorities said Aug 16, meaning the left-wing president will stay in office until at least 2007.With 95% of Sunday's votes counted, the National Electoral Council (CNE) said before dawn Aug 16 that 58.2% (5-mil people) had voted in favor of Chavez remaining president, and 41.7% (3.6-mil people) in favor of recalling his mandate.