Politics
The Spanish Secretary of State for Ibero-America, Trinidad Jiménez, hopes that the elections for state governors and mayor which will take place in Venezuela next November 23 will not be affected by any incidents.

Jiménez refused to comment on the statements made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who said some days ago that it was possible that he "would take out the tanks" in Carabobo state, north-west of the country, if the opposition wins local elections there. The Spanish official simply said that "beyond any statements, the election campaign is going normally," Efe reported.

Furthermore, Jiménez said that "the official position of the government of Spain is necessarily to respect the legal procedures established in each country, so that the review procedures on election count can be made in an appropriate manner," she said.