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Yesterday we told you about how Caracas’ mayor, Antonio Ledezma, was holding out on the 6th day of a hunger strike in protest of the government of Hugo Chávez. Later in the day, Ledezma — very frail after having not eaten or drank anything in nearly a week — agreed to end his protest after the Secretary General of the Organization of American States said he would be willing to hear the allegations being made against Chávez.

Video showed crowds of people surrounding the mayor, who had a Venezuelan flag draped on his chest, as he was moved on a stretcher to an ambulance.

The secretary general of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, called the mayor on Wednesday urging him to end the hunger strike, the Globovision network reported.

In an earlier conversation, Insulza told Ledezma he was willing to meet with a delegation of Venezuelan mayors and governors to hear their allegations against Chavez

I hate to be skeptical, but I don’t really believe much is going to come out of the OAS Secretary listening to complaints. Like it or not, Chávez has set it up so where he will stay in power no matter what neighbors and allies might think. Habrá Chávez para rato.

Via / CNN