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  • Leftist wins historic Uruguayan presidential election
    1 November 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    Tens of thousands celebrated in the streets after socialist Tabare Vazquez declared victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, an historic first for the left in the South American country.
    Vazquez greeted weeping, cheering followers after exit polls showed his coalition, which includes former guerrilla fighters, with more than 50 percent of votes cast.
    "Celebrate Uruguayans, celebrate, for the victory is ours, thanks, many thanks," Vazquez told crowds gathered along Montevideo’s main (…)

  • Why He Crushed the Oligarchs The Importance of Hugo Chávez
    17 August 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By TARIQ ALI
    The turn-out in Venezuela last Sunday was huge. 94.9 percent of the electorate voted in the recall referendum. Venezuela, under its new Constitution, permitted the right of the citizens to recall a President before s/he had completed their term of office. No Western democracy enshrines this right in a written or unwritten constitution. Chavez’ victory will have repercussions beyond the borders of Venezuela. It is a triumph of the poor against the rich and it is a lesson that (…)

  • So what if they dare?... Revolution" The referendum as an example of international struggle.
    15 August 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    by Roland Denis
    The referendum, as we had thought, will constitute a fabulous scenario for thedeployment of an extraordinary potential of movilization, organization, debate, andof liberation, to a certain degree, of several points of popular organization that for along time had been trapped by the bureaucracy introduced by government- supporting political parties; the organized or disorganized spontaneity with whichthe patrols, the local commands as well as the defense preparation have (…)