Chavez Calls for Unity After Election Win

October 08, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

A triumphant Hugo Chavez has hailed his "perfect" victory in Venezuela's presidential election, extending a hand to the opposition as he called for national unity in the divided nation. Addressing thousands of cheering supporters from the balcony of his Miraflores presidential residence on Monday, Chavez sang the national anthem and vowed to be a better president after defeating rival Henrique Capriles. "Viva Venezuela! Viva the fatherland!" exulted the leftist leader, who won a new six-year term after almost 14 years in power. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Caracas.

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