28/09/2010 13:34
Hugo Chavez announces results of Assembly elections
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced results of Sunday's parliamentary elections in line with which the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela won the most seats.
The ruling party won 98 seats in the National Assembly, while an opposition coalition won 65, Chavez said Monday night.
However, the United Socialist Party lost the supermajority that has allowed for quick passage of many of Chavez's programs and controversial measures. Chavez needed 110 seats to keep the two-thirds supermajority his party has held in the National Assembly. Before the election, he held 137 seats.
Country’s Central Electoral Commission hasn’t yet declared official results.