Champagne, relief as Chavez's detractors yearn for new era


CARACAS (Reuters) - As throngs of mourners pay homage to Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, his opponents are praying his self-declared socialist revolution will die with him, and some are even breaking out the champagne.

Hiking in a leafy park in one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods of Caracas, far from the emotional scenes where Chavez lay in state, retired documentary maker Cesar Caballero sighed with deep relief at the president's demise.

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