According to Sucre State Governor, Ramon Martinez, the government candidate to the State Governorship, Enrique Maestre is 15 points behind the leading opposition candidate. Martinez has denied any plans to claim fraud or not recognize election results on November 23, if the government wins. The State Governor remarks that constant visits to Sucre by the President speaks for itself and he insists that Chavez should stop using the National Armed Force (FAN) as a threat because he Martinez will recognize whoever wins the local elections. Opposition polls company, Datanalisis director, Luis Vicente Leon claims that President Chavez is doing the job for poll companies forecasting election results through numbers. The President's strategy is very clear, Leon suggests, because Chavez wants to reinforce electoral spaces where his candidates have been unable to pass out adversaries and in those cases the President has converted the election into a plebiscite. Speaking about threats made by the President in Zulia and Carabobo, Leon believes that they will be difficult to put into practice, for example putting Zulia State Governor Manuel Rosales or Sucre Governor Ramon Martinez in prison or bringing out the tanks in Carabobo. "These are elements he is using in the campaign and in my opinion, it is highly unlikely that they will come into effect, if the opposition wins in those states." Another element the President is using, according to the pollster, is to avoid "cross votes" among his followers on election day itself when voters have several votes to cast, which is why has reverted to his tested "key and lock" system.
President Chavez says changing the building that housed Venezuela's consulate in Houston was an error attributed to a lack of coordination. Consul Antonio Padrino is responsible for the mistake and has been removed from office. Chavez declares that Padrino made the house move without requesting authorization from the US authorities or the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington. The consul has been dismissed, the President confirms, and the situation has been clarified. Chavez complains that the incident has been used and exploited by some media sources, especially in the USA "at a moment when we are living in a situation of transition." Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro states that a " sector within the State Department" has been trying to manipulate the problem and create conflicts but the situation has been resolved by administrative and democratic means. The government denies that all consulate staff were given marching orders.
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) spokesperson, Dario Vivas says it is possible that the party will win all state governorships and mayors offices in Venezuela simply by activating all its forces throughout the country. Playing the numbers game, Vivas states that around 5.7 million citizens have enrolled in the party and that there are around 40,000 battalions working to motivate their neighbors to get out and vote. If the party mobilizes properly, Vivas insists, then it is possible to win all state governorships and possibly all mayor's offices.
The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has called on the government to nationalize the whole financial system of Venezuela to avoid further adverse consequences for the people and the economy. PCV general secretary, Oscar Figuera insists that the solution to the crisis of Capitalism is to deepen and speed up the process towards Socialism, radically changing current forms of production. The financial system in Venezuela, Figuera continues, is the most reactionary sector of capital and a factor of domination and dependence. The PCV political bureau considers that it is the right moment for the State to nationalize the banks. According to the Communist Party, society is demanding a profound change in the Capitalist mode of production for one that is Socialist whereby not only the State takes charge of the administration of companies and financial system but also whereby workers should be in a situation of shared control and management.
The government has installed the police system commission aimed at implementing the re-organization of State and Municipal Police forces molding them into a national police force. Interior & Justice (MIJ) Minister Tarek El Aissami points out that the commission comprises of government bodies that deal with police forces as well as some private groups. The commission has five technical teams to deal with the following areas: judicial structure, setting up standards, initial technical assistance, development of the police career and finally, institutional organization
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