State Department spokesman Noel Clay praised "the civic spirit" of the referendum on Sunday.
But he said it was important that elected officials in Venezuela focused "on governing democratically".
The US is well known in on the continent for its support of democracy. Ask the people of Chile, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil...
Still, I don't think our friend Noel has anything to worry about:
On Monday, Venezuela's electoral commission said that with 94% of votes counted, 54% backed an end to term limits.
More than 11 million voters out of almost 17 million who were eligible took part in the referendum, said the head of the electoral body, Tibisay Lucena.
Election observers, who included representatives from Latin American nations, European Parliament deputies and European academics, said the ballot had been free and fair.
Well, maybe a few things to worry about. A popular, democratically elected, anti-imperialist head of government of a major oil-exporting country? Who does he think he is? Mossadegh?
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