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Thursday, June 03, 2004

Venezuelan president to face recall election
Chris Buell at 4:44 PM ET

Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez obtained enough signatures to hold a referendum on whether Chavez should finish his term, which will expire in 2006. Results of procedings to recount signatures in favor of a referendum showed over 2.5 million signatures. Only 2.44 million are needed to trigger the recall vote. Officials said no date had been set yet for a referendum. BBC News has more.



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