The NYT ran an article:
Chávez's Grip Tightens as Rivals Boycott Vote
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Dec. 4 - Venezuela's firebrand president, Hugo Chávez, took overwhelming control of the National Assembly on Sunday after five major opposition parties boycotted a national election for all 167 congressional seats.
Here is what really has happened:
Only 10% of Candidates Withdrew from Venezuelan Elections
Sunday, Dec 04, 2005
Caracas, Venezuela, December 4, 2005—Venezuela’s National Electoral Council announced that by 4pm on Saturday, when the deadline for withdrawing candidacies passed, only 10% of candidates for the National Assembly had withdrawn. That is, out 5,516 candidates, only 516 had requested the Electoral Council (CNE) to remove their names from the contest. Similarly, out of 355 parties and political organizations inscribed in the contest, only 18, or 5%, had withdrawn their candidacies from the contest.
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