Venezuela. Election Victory strengthens Maduro. Next attack launched from US
Venezuela. Election Victory strengthens Maduro. Next attack launched from US
By Arturo Rosales writing from Caracas. Axis of Logic
Thursday, Dec 19, 2013
The December 8th local election results in Venezuela were a solid victory for the socialist policies of the Maduro government both in terms of the number of municipalities won and the share of the popular vote.
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Government majority 11% (up from 1.5% at the April 14th presidential vote)
In addition the PSUV and allies won 30 out of the 40 (75%) largest cities in the country.
Add to this the fact that the PSUV and its allies have a majority in the National Assembly of 99 deputies versus 66 and have state governors in 20 out of 23 states it is abundantly clear that the political power in Venezuela lies in the hands of the socialists that are a legacy of the late President Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution based on the democratic vote of the people.
And what a democracy it is! Vibrant and participatory with an average of 80% voter participation in the last two presidential elections and almost 60% in the municipal elections – a record for the whole of the Americas.
Compare this to the 58% ABSTENTION in Sunday’s second round of presidential elections in Chile – the country long held up by the US as being the “shining example of democracy and economic level headedness in the region”.
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