Chavez threatens opposition with jail

VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez this weekend threatened opposition governors with jail if they refuse to give up their posts after elections they claim could be hit by fraud.

Chavez threatens opposition with jail

Opposition leaders, who claim that fraud was committed in the August 15 recall referendum won by Chavez, fear they may be cheated out of victory in the upcoming gubernatorial and mayoral elections.

Observers from the Washington-based Organisation of American States and the Atlanta-based Carter Centre say they saw no evidence of fraud.

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