Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) president, Luisa Estella Morales says no decision has been reached regarding lifting the political ban on people pending trial and wanting to run as candidates in the November 23 elections. The constitutional chamber has received three types of petitions, she states, nullity, protection and interpretation. The petition for interpretation is important, Morales insists, because it involves seven cases. Although one magistrate has presented a proposal on the ban, it does not mean that the TSJ has issued a ruling and it would be wrong to put it out as the chamber's decision. Morales informs that the proposal will be discussed and each magistrate will have the opportunity to agree or not agree with it. The TSJ president is replying to a statement by gung-ho opposition politician, Leopoldo Lopez that the TSJ had ruled against the ban. Commenting on the zigzagging of US Democratic party candidate to the presidency, Barack Obama, President Chavez says it's a pity that Obama has dynamited a possible dialogue with Venezuela and Cuba before the November elections. Chavez insists that the way the Obama is going, any dialogue will be difficult because if Venezuela and Cuba have anything, it's dignity and they " could lend him a bit of that." The President made the statement during a meeting of United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) candidates in Caracas. Obama has already set out his policy towards Latin America, if he wins the elections, as one of the " carrot and the stick." Chavez urges the candidate to study what is happening in Latin America because if he hasn't got the message yet, what is happening is an "unleashed revolution."
The National Assembly (AN) in plenary session has approved unanimously the first reading of the social protection law for housewives. The bill has been passed on to the family, women and youth house committee for consultations using the method of street parliaments to draw up a report for the second and final reading. The law aims to protect housewives, recognizing the socio-economic importance of domestic work and care within the family.
398 citizens have been awarded a graduate degree in the first promotion in education mention: cultural development. Culture Minister, Hector Soto, Housing & Habitat (former Culture Minister) Minister Farruco Sesto, Mission Culture Foundation president, Antonia De Stefano and the foundation director general, Blanca Arredondo headed the ceremony. The students are described as activists working directly with communities. According to Soto, it is one of the best missions that the revolution has drawn up and the graduation a result of what he calls a "completely democratic process" as far as selection of university students is concerned because throughout Venezuela 1,145 parish assemblies met to choose the candidates for the degree course.
The mother of Merida student, Douglas Rojas Gimenez, who died during student disturbances last weekend, has called on everybody to respect the memory of her dead son and not use it for political ends. Attorney General, Luisa Ortega Diaz states that investigation is on track to discover the author of the missile that ended Douglas' life. It would appear that the inspection of the Merida police station on Tuesday was to identify police officers who were around the university at the time of the incident. However, Ortega Diaz adds that that the inspection also obeyed " elements of criminal interest," since according to local State prosecutors, there is an investigation inside the police force itself.
President Chavez has called on the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) national directorate to set up a national campaign command. Speaking at a party electoral workshop with candidates, Chavez highlights the importance of organizing a campaign ready to be launched at any moment. He also calls on the leadership to be careful with local campaign commands that crop up without any control. "You are the candidates chosen by the grassroots ... that is a great victory and each one must consult the battalions and spokespersons ... there must be a lot of participation from the grass roots." The President recommended that candidates watch out for electoral teams that transform them from what they are and he tells them to " be themselves and authentic." Finally, Chavez warns that he does not want to see any flowery discourses in the style of the old Accion Democratica (AD) leaders because that is the first sign of change for the worst.
Patrick J. O'Donoghue
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