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• Popular victory in the referendum. The first message I received was from Fidel, the Bolivarian leader said to the crowd gathered outside Miraflores Palace


Orlando Oramas Léon, special correspondent


CARACAS, February 15. — With the resounding victory of the "Yes" vote, the majority of Venezuelans made the decision to amend their Constitution and give the opportunity to all elected officials, including the president, to run for reelection and guarantee the continuity of the Bolivarian Revolution.

With 94.2% of the ballots counted, 54.36% were in favor of a Constitutional amendment, an 8.6% advantage over the "No" vote which secured 45.63%, according to a report by Tibisay Lucena, president of the National Electoral Council, on the outcome of the constitutional referendum that took place on Sunday, Feb. 15.

"Viva the Venezuelan Revolution! Viva socialism!" declared President Chávez in his first address to the crowd that was awaiting the official announcement of the results beneath the central balcony of the Miraflores Palace.

"This victory is also yours, Fidel, and of the Cuban people and all the peoples of Latin America," he said, after reading out the message from the leader of the Cuban Revolution, who congratulated Chávez and his people on "a victory which, because of its magnitude, is impossible to measure."

With this result, the Venezuelan people voted keeping in mind the 2012 presidential elections, in which the Bolivarian president and other elected officials would have been unable to stand because of limitations under the Constitution, now amended.

MESSAGE FROM FIDEL TO CHÁVEZ

Dear Hugo Chávez,

Congratulations to you and your people for a victory which, because of its magnitude, is impossible to measure.

Fidel Castro Ruz

February 15, 2009

Translated by Granma International

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