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US: Chavez's special ruling powers are anti-democratic
[El Universal] Extraordinary ruling powers granted to Venezuelan  His Excellency President-for-Life, Caudillo of the Bolivarians Hugo Chavez by a lame duck National Assembly are "an anti-democratic measure" that violates the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS), said Arturo Valenzuela, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. United States is willing to have a "candid dialogue" with Venezuela. Therefore, Washington "regrets" that the Venezuelan government has withdrawn the agrément on US Ambassador-designate Larry Palmer, said the top US official in a speech on US policy towards Latin America in 2011, AFP reported. Posted by: Fred 2011-01-07 |
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