14/09/2011 11:09
Venezuela's presidential election to be held on 7 October 2012
Venezuela's presidential election will be held on 7 October 2012, the electoral authorities have announced, the BBC reports.
President Hugo Chavez has said he will seek another term to continue his left-wing "revolution", despite undergoing treatment for cancer.
The main opposition coalition will choose a candidate to stand against him in a primary on 12 February.
Mr Chavez immediately expressed his confidence that he would win a third six-year term.
He wrote on Twitter: "7 October 2012: your destiny is written! We will write another revolutionary victory on your page! We will live and we will conquer!"
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