President Hugo Chavez’s crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state, which has bitterly divided the nation, was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power on Sunday in a closely fought presidential election.
Reveille blared from sound trucks to awaken voters and the bugle call was later replaced by folk music mixed with a recording of Chavez’s voice saying “those who love the homeland come with me.” At many polling places, voters started lining up hours before polls opened at dawn.
if he loses he’ll say its rigged, if he wins we know it’s rigged. One dictator here, one there…
A Chavez lost will be good for Dominica it will end Alba
and force skerrit to work hard for Dominicans and end his
handout for votes mentality.
You are so correct. But do you think that Skerrit has the capacity to create jobs for his people. Do you know that the country is one of the poorest in the Caribbean under this Skerrit party.
agreed. and so he did.. lose… Alas papa bondie… back to square one.. maybe now the PM will understand hard work? and see the struggle we face trying to get scholarships from them.. at least we really know now that they have no money….
every country forms alliances with other countries. nothing is wrong with Dominica being part of ALBA, we are benefiting from it. many students have gotten higher education because of ALBA.
Get rid of the dictator please.
who’s the dictator chavez?? hmm them venezuelans have too much freedom trust me u have no idea
too much freedom is joke…before anything those people don’t like they protest about it and not like little stupid protest we just have here with placards in road standing please…teargas, main roads shut down, burning of buildings just name it even if you are chavista or anti-chavista, anything the people want they come together and fight for it….dominicans is too chou too flam or their attitude is ‘me i not getting myself in that’….to me venezuelans have more freedom than some of us tan….
i suppose the killing of his opponents is all media porpaganda. The scarcity of common goods is also media propaganda….and this stupid statement if the west don’t support a certain country it is communist, thats a 1899 mentality. Venezuela is a dictatorial type of system. Now if u intelligent don’t show otherwise online. We all can see and know the policy of venezuela.
how long have you lived in venezuela???
the man is not kiiling his ooponents. venezuela has a population of millions. there is bound to be some friction at some point. because people might hurt each other doesnt mean it was chavez who did it
intelligent what? right and left quarreling and fighting about which party one another supports ,in the process the opposition side got hurt, that is chavez killining his opponents???? oh please…party supporters in venezuela are very strong supporters be it chavistas or anti-chavistas they would go to the grave for the person they are supporting…there is no way you could go to someone home who don’t support chavez and give your opinion as an individual,before you step out of their door you would be a different person to them trust me.
Vote wisely! Transparency, integrity, and a fair and balance election must be allowed to prevail and dominate this election!!!! Voters, pay Heed to the voice of wisodm crying out in the streets of Venezuela!
The way you make that comment it’s as if Venezuelans read DNO lmao.
Hope he lose the Venezuelan in the gutters not getting a good treating like the DA boss doing to his people .
Hope that Venezuelans vote wisely and put an end to the dictators rule.!
what irony, that “they voting” so they have choice. i thought u didnt have a choice with dictators. problem is, once you stand up to america (north) you either a dictator or a terrorist. just sit in your comfort seat wherever u are and make up stupid comments..let the media wash your brain. i was like you, until i lived in Venezuela.. dont be a fool
i too have lived in venezuela and dominicans will not change their mindset unless they experience for themselves. in venezuela there is no dictatorship, its a normal country with its struggles. the media has painted venezuela to be a place plagued with poverty where the people have no voice and this is so not true
President Chaves is carded to win and continue his progressive domestic and foreign policies in defiance of conservative voices at home and abroad!
chavez presidente 2012!….estamos con usted!!!!
Who are the estamos you are referring to… Chavez needs to be voted out.!
as you maybe have heard , the people have spoken!
viviremos y venceremos!