08/10/2012 11:02
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez re-elected as president
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat.
Mr Chavez won 54% of the vote, the country's electoral council announced, with turnout at about 81%.
Noisy celebrations among Chavez supporters erupted across the capital, Caracas, following the result.
Electoral council president Tibisay Lucena announced that with 90% of votes counted Mr Chavez had taken 54.42% of the vote with Mr Capriles on 44.97%.