 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been granted new special powers after an extraordinary assembly vote in the main square of the capital, Caracas. Mr Chavez will now be able to rule by decree for the next 18 months. His planned reforms will affect the energy sector, telecommunications, the economy and defence, among others. Mr Chavez has said the legislation will transform the country into a socialist society. Opponents describe the new law as an abuse of power. In the open-air public ceremony in the capital, lawmakers voted unanimously to grant the Venezuelan leader the new powers, shouting: "Long live Socialism." Congressional Vice President Roberto Hernandez said the assembly passed the law so Mr Chavez could "urgently set up the framework for resolving the grave problems we have". ...
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