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executive summary
Author(s) -
Hugo Chavez
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2001.tb09109.x
Subject(s) - citation , executive summary , library science , computer science , information retrieval , business , finance
In May 2003 representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition groups signed an agreement at the Mesa de Negociación y Acuerdos that paved the way for a recall referendum on President Hugo Chavez to occur halfway through his term in office or after Aug. 19, 2003, should the requisite signatures be gathered. The recall referendum for elected officials is one of the measures established in the 1999 Venezuelan Constitution. The accord suggested the use of this constitutional provision could help resolve the bitter political dispute between the government and opposition that had gripped the nation the previous two years. The opposition, consisting of multiple political parties and civil society associations, was organized and led by the Coordinadora Democrática during this period.