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Voter line up at a polling station during elections to choose members of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela
AS POLLS closed for Venezuela’s National Assembly elections the overall political situation became clearer. The progressive pole that embodies the enduring legacy of the late president Hugo Chavez enjoys a clear majority.
It is clear that the forces acting as a brake on progress cannot command a decisive majority nor can they, despite their capacity to inflict significant damage, mount a decisive challenge for political power.
Juan Guaido, artfully described by one Venezuelan diplomat as the “president of Narnia,” posed before his pretend presidential seal to call for a boycott.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
