Hugo Chavez easily won the Venezuelan elections held yesterday over rival, Manuel Rosales, meaning another 6 year term for the leftist leader.

“Long live the socialist revolution! Destiny has been written,” Chavez shouted to thousands of flag-waving supporters wearing red shirts and braving a pouring rain. With 78 percent of voting stations reporting, Chavez had 61 percent to 38 percent for challenger Rosales, said Tibisay Lucena, head of the country’s elections council. Chavez had nearly 6 million votes versus 3.7 million for Rosales, according to the partial tally. Final turnout figures among the 15.9 million eligible voters were not available but an official bulletin of partial results showed it at 75 percent, making Chavez’s lead insurmountable.

Rosales conceded defeat but said that Chavez unfairly used appearances on State owned television to aid his campaign. This should be Chavez’s last term as president as per the Constitution of Venezuela, but Chavez has said that he is seeking to change the Constitution, raising suspicions and accusations that Chavez wants to become a dictator a la Fidel Castro.

I’m sure Washington D.C. is less than pleased with this latest election result and the contimued movement of Latin American nations to the left of the political spectrum.

Via / AOL News