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Unions to Chávez: Call electionsmore herePosted October 11 2002
Caracas, Venezuela · At a giant anti-government rally Thursday, the leader of Venezuela's largest union federation delivered an ultimatum to President Hugo Chávez: Resign or call new elections by Wednesday, or face an open-ended national strike.
"If Mr. Chávez has not resigned or convoked an immediate electoral process, the great national civil strike will begin on Monday the 21st," said Carlos Ortega, the leader of the 1 million-strong Venezuelan Labor Confederation, known as CTV.