Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez used his television program on Sunday to apologize to Chile’s government for having called it’s legislature a “bunch of fascists.” Chilean president Michelle Bachelet will still lodge a formal complaint with Chavez when both leaders meet at an energy summit on Wednesday.Chavez’ insult came after opposition politicians in Chile criticized his decision to shut down a Venezuelan television network allied to anti-Chavez factions.
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Image- HispaLibertas (Hugo Chavez and Michelle Bachelet meeting in May 2006)
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez used his television program on Sunday to apologize to 
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Nothing false about Chavez's assessment. Most of the politicians that criticized him on the RCTV case were involved with Pinochet's dictatorship during the 70s and 80s.
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