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Venezuela’s Chavistas rally as the elections approach
While Maduro promises more social progress from wages to housing, the right-wing opposition prepares to cry ‘rigged’ as Washington imposes new oil sanctions, reports FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro greets young supporters marching against the U.S. sanctions imposed on Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, May 17, 2024
As President Javier Milei is set to unveil a radical rollback of Argentina’s labour laws, unions warn of an unprecedented assault on workers’ rights, says BERT SCHOUWENBURG
On a recent NEU delegation, STEVE HANDFORD’s eyes were opened to the educational achievements of the socialist island and the need for Britain to take a leaf out of its book
NICK TROY lauds the young staff at a hotel chain and cinema giant who are ready to take on the bosses for their rights
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As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
THE start of the election campaign period in Venezuela was almost axiomatically followed by a mass unity mobilisation of Chavista forces, a messy crisis of leadership and candidacy for the right-wing opposition and the announcement by the US of the imposition of more sanctions against the country’s main revenue earner: the oil industry.
The Chavista movement is fielding incumbent President Nicolas Maduro, while the various opposition currents have, thus far, nearly 10 candidates), with the US (and therefore the EU bureaucracy) supporting extreme-right candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.
The Chavista forces staged an impressive mobilisation for International Workers’ Day on May 1, in tumultuous and large rallies in Venezuela’s key cities. So far, rallies held by the extreme right in support of Gonzalez have been rather small and have not covered as much of the country’s geography as the Chavista demos.
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