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Calvin Tucker talks with JACOBO TORRES DE LEON, the international co-ordinator of the Venezuelan CBST trade union federation
CRUNCH TIME: A campaign mural promoting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on a wall in Caracas

MILLIONS of Venezuelans voted in yesterday’s presidential elections, yet the Western media denounce Venezuela as a dictatorship. Is there political democracy in your country?

When I first visited the UK, the leader of our revolution was still Hugo Chavez. At that time, we had held nine successful elections. The presidential election yesterday was number 32. That’s almost two elections per year! 

In August, there will be a consultation process to ask the local communal organisations in the barrios about their needs and plans in every municipality.

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