In pictures: Venezuela's referendum

YOUR PICTURE GALLERY IS NOW LOADING... Voters have been turning out in numbers in Venezuela's referendum on far-reaching constitutional changes. Residents of the capital, Caracas, were woken before dawn by fireworks and loud music. Long queues, several hours long, formed outside polling stations. One proposal is to allow the president to stand for re-election an indefinite number of times. President Hugo Chavez says the proposed changes would return power to the people, but opponents accuse him of a power grab. Opinion polls have suggested that the result could be close, although surveys in the past have tended to underestimate the level of support Mr Chavez enjoys. The past weeks have seen large anti-reform protests and the defection of several Chavez allies, complaining that his reforms go too far. Social changes under the package of reforms would include widening social security benefit to workers in the informal economy. Back 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next