VENEZUELA: The sounds of trumpets and bugles blare throughout poor neighbourhoods in Caracas in a predawn wake-up call for voters to line-up early
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VENEZUELA: The sounds of trumpets and bugles blare throughout poor neighbourhoods in Caracas in a predawn wake-up call for voters to line-up early
- Title: VENEZUELA: The sounds of trumpets and bugles blare throughout poor neighbourhoods in Caracas in a predawn wake-up call for voters to line-up early
- Date: 8th October 2012
- Summary: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (OCTOBER 07, 2012) (REUTERS) FIREWORKS LINED UP ON STREET, FIRING OFF AS TRUMPET BLARES FIREWORKS IN SKY CHAVEZ SUPPORTERS ON MOTORCYCLES GATHERING CHAVEZ SUPPORTERS GATHERED WATCHING FIREWORKS VARIOUS OF CHAVEZ SUPPORTERS CHANTING 'THE FIGHT CONTINUES' FIREWORKS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CHAVEZ SUPPORTER ANGEL REYES SAYING: "Everytime there are elections, the Commander in Chief (referring to President Hugo Chavez) orders a predawn wake-up call for people to get up early, all Venezuelans, so that they line up to vote. There aren't many lines right now but the Commander in Chief does it always and it is an order for all of us to wake up early." VARIOUS OF VOTERS LINING UP AT POLLING STATION VARIOUS OF CHAVEZ SUPPORTERS GATHERED VARIOUS OF CHAVEZ SUPPORTERS ON MOTORCYCLES
- Embargoed: 23rd October 2012 13:00
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- Location: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Country: Venezuela
- Topics: Domestic Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA3PCIA4TQWJH289OI1X3S4L2WV
- Story Text: Across poor Caracas' neighbourhoods, scores of supporters of President Hugo Chavez geared up on Sunday (October 07) for the presidential vote, sounding trumpets and setting off fireworks in a predawn wake-up call for voters.
In what has become an election tradition, Chavez supporters sounded the trumpets and began taking to the streets in what they call the "defence" of the vote.
"Everytime there are elections, the Commander in Chief (referring to President Hugo Chavez) orders a predawn wake-up call for people to get up early, all Venezuelans, so that they line up to vote," Chavez supporter Angel Reyes told Reuters Television. "There aren't many lines right now but the Commander in Chief does it always and it is an order for all of us to wake up early."
Venezuelans vote with Chavez facing the biggest electoral challenge yet to his socialist rule from a young rival tapping into discontent over crime and cronyism.
Henrique Capriles, a centrist state governor, edged toward the still popular Chavez in final polls thanks to a vigourous campaign that united the opposition and made him its best chance of ending Chavez's 14-year rule.
Most well-known pollsters put Chavez in front. But two have Capriles just ahead, and his numbers have crept up in others. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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