By Hugo Preto, Transnational Institute – The Venezuelan process is caught between a fundamental contradiction: popular demands for democratic participation against tendencies towards hierarchical decison-making and concentration of power. Since the 18th December, there has been a new situation in Venezuela marked by limited legislative action, due to the approval… read more »
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Tag Archives: enabling law
April 8, 2011
Interview with Edgardo Lander: The Path for Venezuela can not be Neoliberalism or Stalinism
January 20, 2011
President Chávez announced decision to cut short enabling law
During his annual state of the nation speech to Venezuela’s National Assembly last Saturday, President Hugo Chávez announced that he will cut short the 18-month period of the Enabling Law, which had been granted to him by the National Assembly last December. The Enabling Law, as it is known… read more »
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