Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has blasted U.S. President George W. Bush as a meddling "Emperor of Evil" who was backing his opponents ahead of an August referendum on his rule. Chavez, a populist ex-army officer who often locks horns with Washington, condemned Bush for urging transparency in the August 15 recall to decide whether to end his presidency of the world's number five oil exporter.
"Tell me what right does President of the United States have to call for transparency in any electoral process in the world when he won fraudulent elections in the U.S.," Chavez told cheering supporters at an election rally.
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