translate English to French: However, on the day of the alleged coup, it was initially announced by General in Chief Lucas Rincón that Ch�vez had resigned; since Rincón remains close to Ch�vez and is now, in fact, the Secretary of Domestic Affairs, many Venezuelans argue that the resignation was real and that there was no coup.
Le MVR remporta 76 des 165 sièges de l'Assemblée nationale ainsi que les gouvernorats de 12 des 23 États du pays.