Chavez wins election, but what about the workers?
By Paul Hampton Hugo Chávez was re-elected president of Venezuela on 3 December, but the prospects for socialism in Venezuela depend on a conscious break with the so-called Bolivarian revolution. Chávez got around 61% of the vote, compared with the right-wing opposition candidate Manuel Rosales, who got 38% - a convincing victory but not the 10 million votes he and his supporters were aiming for. The opposition did better than expected, and although he conceded defeat, the opposition has revived as an organised political force. What are the prospects for Venezuela and the Venezuelan working...