Venezuela’s ruling party takes control of Congress after dispute vote
Socialist party allies of President Nicolas Maduro have officially taken control of the nation’s Congress, following a widely-boycotted election in early December.
By James Blears
The National Assembly podium was adorned with a portrait of Revolutionary hero Simon Bolivar alongside photos of late President Hugo Chavez, as the Socialist Alliance took up possession and residence.
On 6 December, they won 256 of the 277 seats in a very low turnout election, which has been condemned by Washington and the European Union.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that opposition leader Juan Guido and his followers are the only legitimate and democratic representatives. But the new Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez is pledging to take firm control, claiming he’ll cleanse the building with holy water.
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Supporters of the axis of resistance ethics and language have changed noticeably. They are celebrating cases of failure after having had celebrated successful cases, or what seemed as such. The Soviet Union’s economy, scientific research, and military power, and with it the Soviet’s participation in the space race. Medicine and doctors in Cuba. Vietnam’s Revolution. National liberation movements. Building dams and factories . These were feats that one could engage with; defending them was more or less tenable.
Today, they have nothing left but Assad’s Syria, Khamenei’s Iran, and Chavez and Maduro’s Venezuela. The task is very difficult, and its difficulty is not alleviated by borrowing Chinese achievements, which linking to resistance is akin to pure fabrication.