Venezuela's opposition is final voting results

Venezuela opposition leader Henrique Capriles. (REUTERS/Tomas Bravo)

Caracas (Reuters)-Venezuela's opposition sues President election results last month, which was won by the successor of the late Hugo Chavez, and the more trouble the already messy transition to continue without a divisive leader.

Middle right-wing opposition in the oil-rich South American country that officially filed a lawsuit to the Supreme Court, although they said if the Court loaded with justices of the pro-Chavez will certainly reject the suit.

The opposition coalition official Ramon Jose Medina said the lawsuit lists "of bribery, violence and fraud" during the electoral process that ends with the triumphant successor to Chavez, Nicolas Maduro over his rival Henrique Capriles.

This step is in fact the necessary formalities before the opposition brought the case to the Court of Inter-America for human rights of the Organization of American States.

Maduro, a former bus driver, won the general elections on April 14 with a thin margin, only about 1.5 percent, according to the National Electoral Council.

But Capriles, who also lost to Chavez by 11 points in the general election held in last October, had mentioned some irregularities and saying the Government cheated in elections that accelerated after Chavez hard leaders have ruled since 1998--died of cancer in March.

Audits launched by the National Electoral Council on Monday called a banal and "farce" because it only checks the electronic voting system itself and not a physical record of elections held April, Capriles said Wednesday.

While Capriles said in a press conference on Thursday if he would not rule out chances of a referendum to attract opponents of the pro-Chavez, who was elected to the National Assembly.

"It is clear that the National Assembly did not represent the political realities of this country," Capriles said in a television broadcast cut to allow time for speech Maduro.

Urgent Venezuela referendum on the Constitution can be made if requested by the Member who has completed at least half of their mandate and 20 percent member support.

Tensions have been high since the general election held to replace the bombastic leader, Chavez.

He is using Venezuela's oil wealth to fund programs for the poor, which creates a mengkultuskannya groups, but despised by the rich Venezuela group that says it is making an economy laden inflation and increase of violent crime on the streets.

In protests after elections last month, at least nine people were killed and dozens were injured.

Opposition and pro-Government lawmakers of baku at the spectacular fights in Congress on Tuesday. And both sides are competing May Day marches staged action on Wednesday, with Maduro called Capriles figure "Crybabies" who can't accept defeat, as AFP. (G003/H-AK)

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Democrats and Republicans are waging a fierce battle to frame the Senate vote tonight on President Obama's $447 billion jobs bill. In the process, both sides are advancing fundamental arguments on economic issues that will form the basis of their 2012 campaigns.

Sean Spicer, communications director for the Republican National Committee, sent an E-mail to reporters and other "interested parties" this morning making a case for opposing the measure. He argues that the bill would increase the deficit and "would spend half a billion dollars on pet projects in an attempt to create non-existent 'shovel-ready jobs.'"

Spicer says, "The president knows he can't run on his own record--his record of high unemployment, record deficits, and unaccountability. So instead he wants to blame someone else. He's pointing fingers at congressional Republicans, saying they are blocking his Stimulus 2.0. But he's ignoring the truth. Congressional Democrats are not on board with his 'American Jobs Act.' If he wants to blame Congress, he should blame his own party." Spicer adds that, "The American Jobs Act cannot pass the Democrat-controlled Senate." He says at least 16 Democrats are on record as opposing parts of the bill, including Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Bill Nelson of Florida.

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On the other side, Obama will campaign in Pennsylvania and Florida today. He hopes to generate last-minute support for the measure at the grass roots, keep the pressure on Casey and Nelson, and bill the GOP as obstructionist.

Also, senior Obama adviser David Axelrod, in an E-mail to supporters and reporters, says the Republicans seem eager to kill the bill in order to protect wealthy special interests. Axelrod asks, "Will they oppose a bill that would create jobs now and that the American people support while standing by their proposals to extend tax cuts for large corporations, millionaires, and billionaries while allowing Wall Street to write its own rules?"

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Axelrod goes on to present a series of polling numbers in an effort to persuade balkly Senate Democrats to back the bill. Axelrod cites an ABC/Washington Post poll that finds 52 percent of Americans support the plan, an increase from 43 percent three weeks ago.

Obama's bill would increase spending for school construction and transportation projects such as roads and bridges, cut payroll taxes for some workers and small businesses, and give tax credits to businesses that hire veterans. It also includes a 5.6 percent surtax on millionaires.

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  Hugo Chavez had two previous chemotherapy rounds in Cuba and one at home Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is heading to Cuba for a fourth and final round of chemotherapy for cancer. In a statement broadcast on Saturday, Mr Chavez said that he would depart for Cuba in the afternoon and begin treatment early on Sunday.
He has said he will be well enough to host a regional summit on 2 December.
And he has also insisted that he will be running for re-election next year, campaigning "at a rhythm set by circumstances".
The National Electoral Commission has announced that next year's presidential election will be held on 7 October, ahead of the traditional December date.
In June, President Chavez had surgery in Cuba to remove a tumour from his pelvic region.
He had two rounds of chemotherapy in Cuba, and a further round in Venezuela at the end of August.

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