The September 2010 legislative in Venezuela, which saw the governing United Socialist Party (PSUV) lose its two-thirds majority, highlighted the gravity of the challenges confronting President Hugo Chavez's 'Bolivarian revolution'. According to Clairmont, the polls were a reflecting of the continuing clash of contending class forces: the Chavez-led movement for a 'socialism of the 21st century' and opponents seeking to entrench a neoliberal market-oriented order.
Publisher: CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL (2011)
Language: English
ISBN: 978933046126
