Traditionally pro-Chavez slum turns to opposition/Chávez pierde terreno entre los pobres

The barrio of Petare, one of the biggest slums in Latin America, has traditionally been a stronghold for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But an opposition mayor was sworn in here Thursday, showing the socialist leader has lost some of his influence in this electoral battleground among his bedrock supporters — the poor. Many residents who voted against Chavez's chosen candidate last week say they're fed up with crime, trash and failing public services ( full information)/ Después de casi una década sin poder pisar las barriadas pobres de la capital, los opositores venezolanos lograron arrebatarle al presidente Hugo Chávez parte de lo que él asumía como su territorio natural y hacerse de la alcaldía de Petare, uno de los distritos marginales más grandes y violentos de Latinoamérica ( información completa)