The US has watchfully welcomed Venezuela s take part in an election headed for get rid of limits taking place how time and again politicians, counting head Hugo Chavez, bottle scurry representing office.

State division spokesman Noel mud praised "the public spirit" of the referendum taking place Sunday.

But he understood it was weighty with the intention of chosen officials clothed in Venezuela paying attention "on governing democratically".

Mr Chavez is individual of Washington s a large amount outspoken, who keep on day disqualified the US ambassador clothed in Caracas.

Mr Chavez has understood he requirements headed for break clothed in place of work clear of the stop of his stream period clothed in 2012 as a result he bottle protected come again? he calls Venezuela s socialist revolution.

Critics articulate with the intention of would concentrate excessively a great deal capacity clothed in the presidency.

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On Monday, Venezuela s electoral charge understood with the intention of by 94% of votes counted, 54% backed an stop headed for period limits.

"The doors of the impending are eclectic open," Mr Chavez shouted commencing the upper circle of the Miraflores presidential palace following the outcome were announced.

CHAVEZ DECADE: register DATES

Feb 1999: Takes place of work following prize-winning 1998 election
July: Re-elected beneath new to the job constitution representing a six-year term
April 2002: unsuccessful coup.Chavez income headed for capacity following two days
August 2004:Wins call back referendum taking place whether he must hand out outdated remnants of his term
Dec 2006: Wins one more six-year period by 63%
Dec 2007: Loses constitutional referendum which built-in plan headed for let the head headed for scurry indefinitely representing officeFeb 2009: Wins referendum with the intention of lifts period limits taking place chosen officials

"In 2012 in attendance willpower be present presidential elections, plus but for divinity decides otherwise, but for the nation choose otherwise, this soldier is by now a candidate."

Crowds of the head s supporters full clothed in the streets, leasing rotten fireworks, waving cherry flags plus honking coup? horns.

The BBC s willpower exempt clothed in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, says this was the sort of piquant confirmation of his socialist agenda next to the polls with the intention of Mr Chavez had been seeking.

More than 11 million voters outdated of approximately 17 million who were eligible took carve up clothed in the referendum, understood the cranium of the electoral body, Tibisay Lucena.

Election observers, who built-in council commencing Latin American nations, European upper house deputies plus European academics, understood the ballot had been uncontrolled plus fair.

Opposition information understood they would not contest the answer except they understood victory had been achieved recognition headed for enormous administration funding plus blanket royal small screen coverage.

Under obtainable constitutional rules, the head was restricted headed for two six-year terminology clothed in office, which intended with the intention of Mr Chavez would boast had headed for abandon the executive clothed in three time time.

A plan headed for stop presidential period limits was individual of a parcel of 69 constitutional changes assiduously second-hand clothed in a referendum clothed in not on time 2007

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