[originaltext] CARACAS, Venezuela—A strong majority of Venezuelans plan to cas

CARACAS, Venezuela—A strong majority of Venezuelans plan to cast their ballots for President Hugo Chavez on Dec. 3, with most saying the fiery opponent of President Bush has handled government and foreign relations well, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that revealed deep divisions along class lines. About 59 percent of likely voters said they would vote for Chavez for a third term, while 27 percent said they would support opposition candidate Manuel Rosales. Thirteen percent of those surveyed by the polling firm Ipsos for The Associated Press said they were undecided or wouldn’t answer. Since Chavez was fast elected in 1998, the leftist president has become perhaps Latin America’ s mast controversial leader while gaining notoriety worldwide as an outspoken critic of the U.S. government.