I agree that socialists in Venezuela should call for publication of the voting figures. But I would not make this a major theme of mass campaigning. The latter should focus on issues such as privatisation, union rights, the minimum wage, etc.
I do not share Fred's assumption that the election results were falsified. The proportion voting for Maduro according to the CNE is similar to that reported by opinion polling company Hinterlaces (55.6 percent in an opinion survey in June, compared to 52 percent reported by the CNE in the election on July 28): https://x.com/Hinterlaces/status/1801723046144917694 The large size of pro-Maduro rallies also tends to support the view that Maduro won the election: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-candidates-hold-final-campaign-rallies-ahead-of-presidential-vote/ For those in the United States and its allies such as Australia, our main focus should be on opposition the blockade. This includes pointing out that the blockade was intended to blackmail the Venezuelan people into voting for the opposition. They were threatened that if Maduro won the blockade would continue, and promised that if the opposition won the blockade would end. Chris Slee ________________________________ From: marxmail@groups.io <marxmail@groups.io> on behalf of Fred Fuentes <fred.fuen...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2024 8:56 AM To: marxmail@groups.io <marxmail@groups.io> Subject: Re: [marxmail] Venezuela's Maduro gives industry to Alex Saab On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 08:18 AM, Marv Gandall wrote: I assume that whatever the left thinks of the Maduro government, it is in effect offering critical support to it staying in office but demanding that it reverse course and fight the right wing and US imperialism rather than surrender power to them. It likely thinks with good reason that it could not otherwise expect to rally the masses. Is that correct, and if so, has the left opposition inside and outside of the PSUV been having some success in moblilizing the party base against Maduro's shift to the right? Would appreciate links to any articles which address these tactical questions. I definitely cant speak for the "left opposition inside and outside the PSUV" but most of the Venezuelan leftists I am in contact in, which stretches across the left spectrum, are focused on defending basic democratic rights in the face of a government and opposition than have been responsible for taking most of these away. One of the last remaining rights was the right to vote, but it too is being stripped in front of the world's eyes. That is why regardless of whether they give "critical support" or not to Maduro they recognise the importance of the votes of the recent election being published in order to verify the result. In the absence of this, what the left would be calling for is for an illegitimate government with no clear popular support to hold onto power against the constitution - a dictatorship. And certainly not one of the proletariat. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33227): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33227 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109123065/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
