Thousands of Venezuelans have mobilised this 10th of January in order to manifest their support to the elected President Hugo Chavez, who fights courageously against illness, and in order to show their agreement with the Supreme Court of Justice decision which has decided to postpone the presidential inauguration to a later date.

These popular manifestations represent also a new episode of confrontation with the right and the most reactionary forces: they seek their revenge after their failure in the elections of 2012 and to create a climate of instability and violence by putting in question the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice. These are the same forces which actively took part in the organisation of the military coup of 2002 against the President Hugo Chavez who claimed to question the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice.

In similar mode of mobilisations, 22 governments of the region have signed the “Declaration of Caracas” which warns those who utilize the health condition of the legitimate President as a pretext to attack the democratic institutions of Venezuela.

The Party of the European Left reaffirms its full solidarity with the elected President Hugo Chavez, with the democrats, with the progressive and with the people of Venezuela who defend the democratic process of deep transformations underway

EL Executive Board meeting,
Berlin, 11.-12.01.2013