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Venezuela progresses despite US interference
Trade unionist EGLE SANCHEZ speaks to James Tweedie about the realities on the ground in the run-up to tomorrows municipal elections and the expectations of the Chavistas
I CAUGHT up with Bolivarian Socialist Workers Federation Vice-President Egle Sanchez on Monday at a busy Holborn pub following her weekend appearance at the annual Latin America solidarity conference at TUC Congress house.
With nationwide mayoral elections — the third polls this year — set for tomorrow, Sunday December 10, President Nicolas Maduro’s United Socialist Party (PSUV) government is looking to ensure peace and stability across the country.
When I was in Venezuela in September for an international solidarity conference I saw calm had returned to the streets of the capital Caracas after four months of opposition “guarimba” (a popular dance throughout Central America) of unrest and economic sabotage. Is that still the case?
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