Venezuelan Presidential Election 2012

[Paleobrazilian]

Chavez will win by about 8%, unfortunately. Public servants are afraid of voting against him because the electronic voting system they'll use is unreliable.

BTW, a few days ago Chavez denounced the American Convention on Human Rights, so in a few months the OAS and the Interamerican Court will have no control on what he does. Freedom of press/speech were already declining, and now there are reports of torture and forced disappearances. Even leftists have to admit the last steps he's taken are worrisome.

[Paleobrazilian]

54-44 to be precise. Damn. Better luck next time.

There will be no next time for some 20 years I'm afraid.

[Paleobrazilian]

54-44 to be precise. Damn. Better luck next time.

There will be no next time for some 20 years I'm afraid.

I'm not a fan of the man, but if he was going to do away with the democratic process (or turn it into a complete sham) then he'd have done so years ago. So you lost an election. Happens. No need to be so melodramatic.

His recent human rights record shows he is moving away from acceptable standards. He's just denounced the American Convention on Human Rights and can reform the Constitution as much as he want.