[Marxism] Over 150 European Parliamentarians Declare Support for Venezuelan Reform

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

Over 150 European Parliamentarians Declare Support for Venezuelan Reform
November 30th 2007, by Venezuelanalysis.com

Over 200 representatives from 13 European countries - including over  
150 MPs, MEPs and regional politicians together with representatives  
of trade unions, national student bodies, women's organisations,  
peace movements, writers and academics - have backed a statement in  
support of the Venezuelan government's policies of social progress  
and democratic inclusion.

They have called for the outcome of the Venezuelan referendum on  
proposed constitutional changes, on 2 December, to be respected.

Signatories to the statement include Ken Livingstone; Fausto  
Bertinotti, the Head of the Chamber of Deputies in Italy; Paolo  
Cento, Under-secretary of State to the Italian Ministry of Economy;  
former German Finance Minister Oskar Lafontaine MP and Lothar Bisky  
MP, the co-Chairs of the Die Linke party in Germany, French Senator  
Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Willy Meyer MEP, Vice-Chair of the Euro-Latin  
American Parliamentary Group.

The statement says that 'the lives of millions of Venezuelans have  
been transformed by the progressive social and democratic policies of  
Hugo Chávez's government' and concludes that: 'Venezuela is one of  
the few countries in the world where both the constitution, and any  
revisions to it, must be approved by a majority of citizens in a  
national referendum. We call on the international community to  
respect the outcome of the coming referendum and support the  
sovereign and democratic right of the Venezuelan people to self- 
determination'.

Full: venezuelanalysis.com
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