Chávez makes a call for unity to achieve a victory in November's elections

ABN 15/04/2008

Caracas, Apr 15. ABN.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, made a call this Tuesday for the unity of those supporting the Bolivarian Revolution in order to to achieve a victory in the next elections of governors and mayos.

“We have to put a halt on individualism, because nobody is indispensable, the only essential thing is the collectivity”, Venezuela's President assured during a granting of financial resources to the organized communities.

President Chávez made a call to do not “give away political spaces to the enemy. If there are critics, we have to make proper demands, but we should not lose the spaces we have won. An united People's power is essential. I know we are going to make it”, he added.

Furthermore, he said people can not permit to be fooled by demagogic campaigns of some political parties that “after all, they are just derivatives of Acción Democrática (AD) and COPEI” (the two political parties ruling for more than 40 years in Venezuela).

“There are already some opposition candidates that have said they want to win to improve (governmental) Barrio Adentro Mission and others. Is there anyone believing that with a capitalistic government our missions could exist?”, Chávez asked.

Moreover, he reiterated that the launch of candidacies of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) should be discussed with the bases, as well as the method to be chose.

“We should have our candidates in July, in order to support them opportunely. We will win only united and putting a halt on individualisms”, he stressed.

Finally, he reiterated that PSUV candidates will have to make a commitment with the people in order to comply with the governmental programs discussed in the heart of the communities.

Translated by Ernesto Aguilera