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Workers: We were pressured to vote for Chavez
 International observers backed vote results showing a landslide win for Hugo Chavez, but a European Union delegation also said it received complaints that some government employees faced pressure to support the incumbent president. The EU observers said in a preliminary report Tuesday that overall the vote was carried out smoothly and securely. The delegation noted a few areas of concern, including a high participation of public employees at Chavez's campaign events, unbalanced coverage in both state and private media, and a heavy use of government advertising by Chavez, and to a lesser degree opponent Manuel Rosales. Posted by: Fred 2006-12-06 |
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