Venezuela analysts cast doubt on presidential election [View all]
Is the Venezuelan government laying the groundwork to delay or even suspend the Oct. 7 presidential elections due to President Hugo Chávez’s failing health? That’s what some analysts suspect as they evaluate recent structural changes within the administration and statements by Chávez allies.
“Will we or won’t we have elections?” asked María Teresa Romero, a political science professor from Caracas’ Central University, on Friday. “In this political climate anything can happen.”
Despite being in power for 12 years, Chávez is leading most polls as he heads into a tight race to win an additional six-year term. But he’s spent most of this year in Cuba receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. While the charismatic leader has vowed to return to Venezuela soon and “knockout” his presidential rival Henrique Capriles, doubts still linger about his health.
Speaking at the 7th Annual Latin America Conference hosted by the University of Miami’s Center for Hemispheric Policy, Romero said there are worrying indications that the administration believes the election may be in doubt.
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