Chávez faces close election battle

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Chávez faces close election battle

Opinion polls suggest president will be re-elected with reduced majority, but challenger Henrique Capriles has genuine chanceVenezuelan voters will get the chance to have their say on the rule of Hugo Chávez as polls open on Sunday in the most closely fought presidential election since the former tank commander won power in 1998. Most opinion polls suggest the president will be re-elected, albeit by a substantially reduced margin from his previous landslide victories.