Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Venezuelan President Chavez Hails Rise of Left in Latin America

Chavez hails rise of left in Latin America

Sat Jul 7, 2012 10:13PM GMT
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has hailed the leftist movements that have swept Latin America at a gathering of regional left-wing parties known as the Sao Paulo Forum.

“That is something you have to consider in today’s battle, the leftist movements of Latin America,” Chavez stated at the closing ceremony of the three-day forum in Caracas on Friday.

“Comrades! What beautiful things, the movements that have begun in Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and in Brazil; in Central America, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and a lot of other countries. I am fortunate to have seen the births of these movements with all of you,” he added.

Chavez also affirmed the positive effect of the forum in helping left-wing governments get elected throughout Latin America.

The 18th San Paulo Forum, held in Venezuela for the first time, was called the largest gathering ever of leftist parties in Latin America, with some 600 representatives from political parties, as well as government leaders, attending the gathering.

The forum was first organized by Brazil's Workers Party in 1990 in Sao Paulo and addresses various issues, including food, safety, immigration, labor movements, and climate change.

The forum adopted the Declaration of Caracas, which condemns neoliberal economics and claims it is one of the major causes of the world’s lingering economic crisis.

The forum also condemned the Paraguayan "parliamentary coup," in which the lower house of country’s legislature impeached President Fernando Lugo for "poorly discharging his duties" and the senate voted to remove him from office on June 22.


My disease is no more: Venezuelan President Chavez

Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:31AM GMT
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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has declared that he has overcome his illness, dismissing allegations that any physical ailment will affect his campaigning for the country's upcoming elections.

"Free, free, totally free," Chavez told reporters at a four-hour press conference on Monday when asked if he was still afflicted with cancer.

“Thanks to God, I am here and every day I feel [I am] in [a] better physical condition, and I really don't think this expression 'physical restrictions'... will be a factor in the campaign," he told the conference.

Chavez, who has been in power since 1999, launched his re-election bid for the October 7 presidential polls on June 11.

Since June 2011, the Venezuelan president has undergone surgeries in Cuba to remove cancerous tumors from his pelvic region.

He also promised to resume his presidential campaigning from Thursday, saying "Now is when I'm stepping into the action. Our offensive begins right now."

"Chavez is back in the street, the Bolivarian hurricane!" he said, referring to Simon Bolivar, the country’s independence hero.

Opinion polls show Chavez, who is seeking his third term in office, leading his 39-year-old rival Henrique Capriles.

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