Caldera Wins Venezuela Presidency Amid Poll Support
Venezuela elects Rafael Caldera a 77 year old populist to lead the nation as voters shift away from ruling parties. Surveys show Caldera roughly 30 percent. Andres Velasquez of Radical Cause also gains, while a fractured four party Congress awaits Feb. 2 inauguration.
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Venezuela
Rafael Caldera
Caldera
Andres Velasquez
Radical Cause
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Ramon Velasquez
Carlos Andres Perez
Petaro
PRI Wins Yucatan Governor Race and Dominates Local Seats
Mexico City authorities certify the Institutional Revolutionary Party as landslide winner in Yucatan, claiming 59 percent for governor Federico Granje Ricardo. PRI also takes 102 of 106 mayoral contests and 14 of 15 state legislative races, amid charges of ballot stuffing and irregularities in a volatile election. In Merida, PRI's Orlando Paredes Lara defeats National Action Party candidate Luis Correa Mena by about 2,000 votes.
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Italian leftists win mayoral posts in Naples and Rome
The Associated Press reports leftists defeated neo-fascist challengers including Mussolini's granddaughter in Naples and Rome to seize mayoralties. About 8.3 million voters in 129 cities participated, boosting momentum ahead of national elections and raising the possibility former Communists could govern Italy. Alessandra Mussolini lost to Antonio Bassolino in Naples. Mussolini's granddaughter had campaigned on the Italian Social Movement ticket.
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Palestinian gunman kills reservist on Israeli bus
In Holon an assailant boarded a bus and shot a reservist with an assault rifle before troops killed him. It was the first major attack inside Israel since the peace accord with the PLO. Ministers warned of possible backlash as the Dec. 13 power transfer deadline nears. Talks on Palestinian autonomy resumed in Egypt, Israel, and the PLO.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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Egypt
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