[Marxism] VZA: Left parties split; PCV holds out for unified integration with PSUV

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

14 DEPUTIES AND 22 MAYORS OF PRO-CHÁVEZ PODEMOS PARTY LEAVE TO JOIN  
SOCIALIST PARTY



A group of leaders of pro-government Podemos party comprising  
parliamentarians, mayors and councilmen ratified their decision to  
leave the party headed by Ismael García to join President Hugo Chávez- 
proposed United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).

Lawmaker Gamargo said most parliamentarians, mayors and regional  
leaders who created Podemos "took a step forward and responded to  
Chávez' call to speed up construction of socialism."

Fourteen out of Podemos' 19 parliamentarians and 22 out of its 42  
mayors, as well as 15 out of its 24 regional leaders are leaving.



Caracas, miércoles 18 de abril, 2007
Nacional y Política



Communists at odds over adhesion to Chávez' socialist party



While last March, the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) voiced its  
"firmest determination and willingness to pave the way for  
articulation and unity of the revolution," fourteen of the 40 members  
of PCV central committee believe "the politburo is not complying with  
this resolution."

PCV leader and second vice-president of the Venezuelan Legislature  
Roberto Hernández read a statement claiming  "the unity of the  
revolutionary forces vis-à-vis Yankee imperialism and its domestic  
servants."

However, Hernández ruled out breaking up with PCV, adding they would  
continue to "fight for the whole PCV to join the United Socialist  
Party of Venezuela."

He explained their condition to enter PSUV was this party "to adopt  
the ideology, politics and organizational structure of the working  
class.


Caracas, lunes 16 de abril, 2007
Nacional y Política




Pro-Chavez PPT party is not over



Pro-government Patria Para Todos (PPT) is not to wind up to join the  
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), said Monday PPT secretary- 
general.

The high-ranking official noted that 504 militants remained following  
the decision by Aristóbulo Istúriz and other PPT leaders to join PSUV.

He commented that a national meeting held last week was democratic in  
nature. "Aristóbulo (Istúriz) was allowed to read a paper and Guárico  
state Eduardo Manuit was given the floor also."

Following the call, "most states remained as solid and active as  
ever. There were outgoing members, but we have incoming people."

"Being a member of a political party is not of the essence. The  
important thing is for all of us to fight for this nation and not  
take a rest to build a homeland for all Venezuelans."





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