(CPOD) Jul. 9, 2003 – Venezuela’s Hugo Ch¡vez stands to lose a referendum on his presidency, according to a poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies. 60 per cent of respondents would vote to remove Ch¡vez from office.
(CPOD) Jul. 9, 2003 – Venezuela’s Hugo Ch¡vez stands to lose a referendum on his presidency, according to a poll by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and Public Opinion Strategies. 60 per cent of respondents would vote to remove Ch¡vez from office.
After six months of uncertainty and violence, the government finally agreed to hold a referendum over Ch¡vez’s mandate. The Venezuelan constitution prevents such a measure once a president is halfway through his term. A coalition of business leaders, labour unions and opposition parties was assembled under the name Democratic Coordination (CD) to oversee the process.
A referendum can only be held if the signatures of 20 per cent of registered voters—2.4 million people—are collected. Opposition parties claim to have amassed more than 3 million signatures so far, but the government alleges that the process cannot begin until Aug. 19, when the president is officially halfway through his term.
Polling Data
If the referendum on Hugo Ch¡vez were held today, how would you vote?
To oust Ch¡vez | 60% |
To keep Ch¡vez | 38% |
