Latin American governments congratulate Chavez win in Venezuela

[Judi Lynn]

Latin American governments congratulate Chavez win in Venezuela
October 8, 2012 | 10:30am

MEXICO CITY -- Governments in Latin America quickly congratulated Hugo Chavez on his reelection Sunday as president of Venezuela, a sign of his convincing win over strong opposition challenger Henrique Capriles.

With Chavez's victory, Venezuela's socialist government is set to remain in power at least through 2019 and maintain its position as a regional leader for leftist governments that are Bolivarian ideological allies or depend on Venezuela's oil and subsidies.

The congratulations were effusive and personally directed at the president who has been in office for more than 13 years, making Chavez, 58, the longest-serving leader in Latin America.

"Your decisive victory assures the continuation of the struggle for the genuine integration of Our America," said Cuban President Raul Castro, in a statement released by the communist country's embassy in Mexico City.

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[CharlesSpencerKing]

1. El Diablo

Judy though I'm not a fan of Chavez......I did like his UN speech when he said "The devil was here" about Bush...

[Judi Lynn]

2. Apparently the U.N. members liked it, as well. He got a hearty laugh from them.

They've had very few speakers there with less respect for the world's need for real peace than the slow-witted, childish, sham President George W. Bush.