Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won Sunday's referendum on a constitutional amendment for unlimited re-election with about 6.3 million votes, the Electoral National Council (CNE) said on Tuesday, according to Xinhua.
CNE president Tibisay Lucena announced the results at a press conference, based on 99.75 percent of the tallies.
Votes in favor of the amendment were 6,319,636, while votes against the amendment were 5,198,006, Lucena said.
The total total number of votes were 11,724,224 with 30.08 percent abstention. Nearly 17 million Venezuelans were registered to vote in the referendum.
Lucena said there were still some votes to be counted, including those of Venezuelans abroad.
Chavez won the referendum in 19 of the 23 states, repeating the electoral triumph of the regional elections for governors and mayors held on Nov. 23, 2008.
The full and final results of the referendum will be delivered on Wednesday to the National Assembly