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- ↑ (in Spanish) El Nuevo Herald , 10 January 2008, Denuncian gobierno de facto en Venezuela Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Movimiento 2D, Nosotros Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The presidential election is held on the first Sunday in December of the year the election falls due.
- ↑ (in Spanish) El Nacional , 26 February 2010, Movimiento 2D apoyará a Mesa de la Unidad para comicios del 26-S Archived 2012-07-09 at archive.today . Movimiento 2D apoyará a Mesa de la Unidad para comicios del 26-S, archived from the original on 2012-07-17, retrieved 2014-09-27
- ↑ El Universal , 18 June 2010, Venezuelan government takes over Banco Federal Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ BBC, 18 August 2010, Venezuela bans 'violent' photos in newspapers
- ↑ CNN , 18 August 2010, Venezuelan newspaper owner defends photo that spurred investigation