Venezuela Chavez sees re-election amendment by Feb

Mon Dec 1, 2008 7:09pm EST
 
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CARACAS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday said a constitutional amendment allowing him to stay in office as long as he wins elections should be ready by February 2009 at the latest.

He did not offer a time-frame for holding the referendum that would be required to ratify the constitutional change. (Reporting by Brian Ellsworth)

 
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