2006 Venezuelan presidential election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns 3 months
Social programs
Intense media coverage
Crime and poverty
gptkbp:championship 8,153,000
gptkbp:chávez's_campaign_strategy Grassroots mobilization
gptkbp:chávez's_election_promise Social welfare expansion
gptkbp:chávez's_international_relations Strengthened ties with leftist governments
gptkbp:chávez's_post_election_plans Further socialist reforms
gptkbp:chávez's_support_base Working class and poor
gptkbp:country gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:demographics 18 years and older
gptkbp:election gptkb:election
gptkb:National_Electoral_Council_of_Venezuela
Increased political tensions
International observers present.
gptkbp:election_result December 4, 2006
Impact on Latin American politics
Chávez's victory confirmed by CNE
gptkbp:election_year December 3, 2006
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:2012_Venezuelan_presidential_election
gptkbp:foreign_reactions Mixed reactions
gptkbp:held_on December 3, 2006
gptkbp:historical_context Post-2002 coup environment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2006 Venezuelan presidential election
gptkbp:hugo_chávez's_platform gptkb:Bolivarian_Revolution
gptkbp:hugo_chávez's_popularity High among supporters
gptkbp:hugo_chávez's_term 2006-2012
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Yes
Various opposition parties
Televised debates held
gptkbp:major_issues Socialism vs. Capitalism
gptkbp:manuel_rosales's_platform Social democracy
gptkbp:manuel_rosales's_post_election Fled to Peru
gptkbp:manuel_rosales's_support Limited but significant
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Manuel_Rosales
Hugo Chávez and Manuel Rosales
gptkbp:opposition_vote Manuel Rosales received 36.9% of votes
gptkbp:participating_nations gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:political_impact Strengthened Chávez's mandate
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:2004_recall_referendum
gptkbp:public_perception Hugo Chávez received 62.8% of votes
gptkbp:result Hugo Chávez re-elected
gptkbp:rosales's_campaign_strategy Traditional campaigning
gptkbp:rosales's_election_promise Economic recovery plans
gptkbp:rosales's_international_relations Support from traditional allies
gptkbp:rosales's_post_election_plans Opposition leadership
gptkbp:rosales's_support_base Middle class
gptkbp:significance Chávez's consolidation of power
gptkbp:voter_turnout 74.3%
gptkbp:voting_method Two-round system
Direct popular vote
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Hugo_Chávez
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manuel_Rosales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5