Americas

Venezuela readies for regional elections

Sunday's vote is being seen as a vital test for both President Hugo Chavez and the opposition.
Last Modified: 16 Dec 2012 07:51

Voters in Venezuela are preparing to cast their ballots in regional elections.

Sunday's vote is being seen as a vital test for both President Hugo Chavez and the opposition.

It comes as Chavez recovers in Cuba after his fourth cancer operation. Following the most recent procedure, Chavez named Nicolas Maduro, currently the foreign minister, as his successor to lead his party.

Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from Caracas.

68
Source:
Al Jazeera
Topics in this article
People
Country
City
Featured on Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera's exclusive publishing of a key Guantanamo prison military document lays bare the brutality of force-feeding.
Former military official says poverty and anger in indigenous communities mean conditions for an "insurgency" are ripe.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Featured
China Rising
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Al-Nakba
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Syria: The War Within
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
China angles for Arctic power
China aims to expand its influence in the resource rich area.
Crisis in Bangladesh
Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.
join our mailing list