Controversies erupted in the past few days over the nomination process for candidates for the upcoming November gubernatorial and mayoral elections. One of these controversies, involving a popular mayor who wants to run for governor of his state was resolved following President Chavez's intervention.

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The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is set to organize a 300,000 strong network of “permanent mobilization” to carry out political activity “including the defense of Venezuelan sovereignty,” according to Darío Vivas, head of the PSUV’s Events and Mobilization Commission.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed a collective contract with workers at the Sidor steel plant yesterday, formalizing an agreement reached between workers and the government last week. Also, Chavez signed the law-decree for the nationalization of Sidor.

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A thousand people gathered in London on Thursday’s 2008 May Day to march through the streets of the capital in celebration of International Workers' Day.

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On the 9th of April, Venezuelan vice-president Ramon Carrizalez announced the decision of President Chávez to renationalise the giant steel plant SIDOR. The decision was taken as the Argentinean-Italian multinational group Techint refused to make concessions to the workers in the collective bargaining agreement.

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The Hands Off Venezuela stall at the Cairo Conference held recently attracted a lot of interest. There was also a well-participated meeting which has opened up the possibility of launching HOV in Egypt.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced Thursday that the cement industry in Venezuela will be nationalized, saying that foreign companies export cement while the Venezuelan market suffers from high prices and shortages.

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There is a growing concerted campaign in the US Congress and in newspapers aimed at adding Venezuela to the list of terrorist states. This would impose a number of sanctions and actions against Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution. Find out what you can do against the ongoing criminalisation.

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