Daily Archives: November 25, 2021

2021-11-25: News Headlines

Leonardo Flores (2021-11-25). Five reasons the left won in Venezuela. canadiandimension.com A man casts his vote in front of a mural of late president Hugo Chávez in Caracas. Photo by LavraPalavra. | For the first time in four years, every major opposition party in Venezuela participated in elections. For the fifth time in four years, the left won in a landslide. Voters elected 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 state legislators and 2,471 municipal councilors. The governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won at least 19 of 23 governorships (one race remains too close to call) and the Caracas mayoralty in the November 21 "mega-elections." Of the 335 mayoral races, the vote count has been c…

Staff (2021-11-25). Vuelta a la Patria Program: 249 Venezuelan Migrants Return Home from Peru. orinocotribune.com A new group of 249 Venezuelan migrants returned—free of charge—to Venezuela from Peru this Wednesday, November 24, through the Vuelta a la Patria plan in alliance with Venezuela's national airline CONVIASA. | During the night of this Wednesday, the flight with 249 nationals departed from the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, bound for Venezuela. | On board the Airbus 340-200 were 26 elderly adults, 88 children and adolescents, 135 adults, and seven officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who together with CONVIASA carried out the return of the fellow Venezuelans. | Among the 249 pass…

àÅngel Guerra Cabrera (2021-11-25). Venezuela: Gran derrota de Washington. globalizacion.ca El chavismo logró una contundente victoria en las mega-elecciones regionales y municipales del 21 de noviembre. Había en disputa 3 mil 82 puestos de elección popular, entre ellos 23 gubernaturas, 335 alcaldías, 253 diputados a consejos legislativos estatales y 2…

Staff (2021-11-25). 21N Elections: Venezuela Rejects Canada's Interference. orinocotribune.com Venezuela rejected the interventionist Part of the Canadian interventionist and imperialist statement reads: "On November 21, regional and municipal elections were held in Venezuela. As was the case in 2018, conditions for free and fair elections still do not exist in Venezuela. The Maduro re…

Editor2 (2021-11-25). Venezuela: Chavismo Triumphs Electorally Despite Difficulties. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara — Nov 22, 2021 | On Sunday, November 21, the candidates of the Gran Polo Patriotico coalition and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), representing the political force of the current Venezuelan government, managed to defeat the opposition parties, which, although divided, participated again in the voting after they had successively withdrawn since 2017 in an effort to boycott the presidential and legislative elections. According to the first bulletin issued by the Venezuelan National Electoral Council the participation of voters was 41.8%, with an approximate of 8.1 million vot…

Caitlin Johnstone (2021-11-25). The US has as Much Moral Authority as Saudi Arabia on the Legitimacy of Elections. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Nov 22, 2021 | "Let there be no mistake — Sunday's regional and municipal elections in Venezuela are nothing more than a sham," reads a recent

Paul Dobson (2021-11-25). Venezuela: Socialists sweep 'mega-elections'. greenleft.org.au The United Socialist Party has landed a comprehensive victory in Venezuela's regional and local elections, winning 83% of the governorships, reports Paul Dobson.

Staff (2021-11-25). Venezuela's 21N Elections: CNE and Operation Republic Still Deployed for Indigenous Vote. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) along with National Electoral Council's (CNE) staff, remains deployed throughout the territory via Operation Republic, in order to secure the logistics to guarantee the vote on November 26 in the most remote Indigenous communities. | Operation Republic is the logistic and security program mandated by the Venezuelan Constitution and the legal system to the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) that has made possible Venezuelan elections for at least five decades. | The information about the deployment was released by the FANB's Strategic Operational Commander, Do…

WSWS (2021-11-25). Brazilian authorities, media hide rise in respiratory illnesses in children to promote end of COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org Rising SARS cases show how easily airborne viruses can spread in schools and expose the need for their immediate closure to prevent them from becoming centers of pandemic transmission again.

Ariel Dorfman (2021-11-25). The Chilean Elections, 50 Years After How to Read Donald Duck. zcomm.org How relevant to anyone today is this youthful book, hastily forged in the midst of a revolution whose own days were numbered?>

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-24). Morally Bankrupt US Criticizes Venezuela's 21N Elections—Venezuela Responds. orinocotribune.com On Monday, November 22, Washington, through the US Department of State, issued a The new attack by Washington, this time against the regional and municipal elections of November 21, occurred while the international oversight teams continue to report with their observations on the process. | In the official statement, State Department spokesman Anthony Blinken accused…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2021-11-24). Venezuela Rejects US and Canadian Efforts to Discredit Elections. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas said US imperialism and its allies were the "big losers" following regional and local elections.

WSWS (2021-11-24). Colonia Dignidad: Nazi criminality exported to Chile. wsws.org The Netflix documentary addresses the evangelical cult, run by the German psychopath and pro-fascist Paul Schà§fer, that participated in the torture of political prisoners and used slave labor to produce weapons for Chile's Pinochet dictatorship in the 1970s .

teleSUR (2021-11-24). The Peruvian Far-Right Insists on Removal of President Castillo. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Pedro Castillo argued that lawmakers who back the presidential dismissal request issued by Congress Vice-President Patricia Chirinos should do so before the Peruvian people and not within the "four walls" of the parliament enclosure. | RELATED: | "Until now, I had kept respectful silence about the Congress decisions, but today I feel obliged to speak publicly: right-wing lawmakers intend to…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). 'Return to Homeland' Plan Repatriates 249 Venezuelans from Peru. telesurenglish.net The Bolivarian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that 249 Venezuelans returned to their country from Peru through the "Return to the Homeland Plan" (RHP), a voluntary repatriation program implemented by President Nicolas Maduro's administration. | RELATED: | At 10: 27 p.m. on Tuesday, a flight of the state airline Conviasa took off from Lima with 135 adults, 26 older adults, and 88 minors. Almost four hours later, the pla…

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-24). Iván Duque Lashes Out at Venezuelan Elections Again. orinocotribune.com Colombia's President Iván Duque once again lashed out at Venezuela and its recent elections. In a bout of transnational interference, Duque described Venezuela's November 21 elections as a "farce and a hoax." | In an allusion to the title of a Gabriel García Marquez novel, In Duque's own words, the Venezuelan elections were "a chronicle of a fraud foretold. Once again, this was an election manipulated by a regime that controls absol…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). Yulimar Rojas Is Nominated for Best Athlete of the Year. telesurenglish.net The International Athletics Federation announced that the Venezuelan athlete, Yulimar Rojas, winner of a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, heads the five finalists nominated for the World Female Athlete of the Year, at the 2021 World Athletics Awards. | RELATED: | This 26-year-old athlete, who holds the world record for women's triple jump, is an Olympic champion, a two-time World Champion (2017 London and 2019 Doha), an…

Staff (2021-11-24). Iran: Elections in Venezuela Are a Demonstration of Democracy. orinocotribune.com Iran has congratulated the government and the people of Venezuela for their "successful and transparent" regional and municipal elections, held on November 21. | On Tuesday, November 23, the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Said Jatibzade, described Venezuela's election as a "beautiful demonstration" of democracy and unity between the people and the government, in their bid to build a better future. | Spokesperson Jatibzade declared that "the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its support and solidarity with Venezuela." The statement was issued after Iran congratulated the "brotherly and…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). Venezuela Rejects Canadian Statements About 2021 Elections. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela categorically rejected the Canadian government's interventionist statements related to the subnational elections held on November 21. | RELATED: | "It is regrettable that, in the absence of its own foreign policy and in order to meet the U.S. expectations, the government of Canada resorts to disqualifying an electoral process widely validated by over 300 international observers," the Boliva…

Staff (2021-11-24). EU Observation Mission: Venezuela's Electoral Process was "Good or Very Good" orinocotribune.com After recognizing the balance of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), the head of the European Union's Electoral Observation Mission, Isabel Santos, earlier today presented the The EU's Electoral Observation Mission (EOM), which participated as an observer in last Sunday's elections on the invitation of Venezuela's government, will deliver its final report between January and February of next year, according to Santos. | "This is a pre…

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-24). China Urges Other Countries to Respect Venezuelan People's Will. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, November 23, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhao Lijian, called on the international community to respect Venezuela's electoral system and the will of the Venezuelan people, clearly manifested in the recent November 21 regional and municipal elections. | During a statement given to the press, The pronouncement made by spokesperson Zhao was a res…

Editor (2021-11-24). Dominant PSUV sweeps Venezuela's 'mega-elections'. mronline.org The ruling party won at least 19 governorships with a highly divided opposition landing three.

José A. Amesty R. (2021-11-24). Venezuela — La Revolución Bolivariana triunfó pese a… globalizacion.ca Es rotundo el triunfo de la Revolución Bolivariana, en las elecciones celebradas el pasado domingo 21-11-2021 en Venezuela. Una muestra de ello es, haber ganado 20 gobernaciones de 23 y arrasado, en al menos, 205 alcaldías de las 335 en…

José Steinsleger (2021-11-24). Lecciones de Chile y Venezuela. globalizacion.ca En los comicios presidenciales y regionales celebrados en Chile y Venezuela volvió a evidenciarse la diferencia entre lo nacional popular y el nacionalismo conservador: el primero responde a las luchas históricas del pueblo, y el segundo a los prejuicios de…

Eduardo Aliverti (2021-11-24). Argentina — El Frente de Todos, ya cerca de tener que definirse. globalizacion.ca Es probable que no haya una palabra mejor que incertidumbre para definir el escenario dejado por las urnas. Aunque parezca un contrasentido por el tenor de ese término, significa un avance contra el clima previo que regía en el propio…

Mariana Carbajal (2021-11-24). Argentina — øPor qué no bajan los femicidios? globalizacion.ca En los primeros diez meses del año se cometieron 227 femicidios y 10 transfemicidios o travesticidios: uno cada 30 horas, de acuerdo con el registro del Observatorio Marisel Zambrano, que coordina la ONG La Casa del Encuentro. Las cifras se…

Morning Star (2021-11-24). Commodity traders accused of death threats and violence against Brazilian Indigenous communities. peoplesworld.org Brazil's rural communities face death threats and violence as corporations seek to force them from their sustainably managed land, a new Global Witness report claimed Nov. 23. The community of Capà£o do Modesto in Bahia state is one of those facing forced displacement to make way for powerful agricultural producers of environmentally damaging cash crops …

Paulo Cabral (2021-11-24). Brazil celebrating Black Awareness Month. america.cgtn.com As in many countries, the COVID-I9 pandemic in Brazil hit its Black population much harder than its White citizens. Many researchers and activist groups say this is yet another reflection of racism and inequality at play. And that racial divide is serving as a compelling backdrop — as …

Atilio A. Boron (2021-11-24). José Antonio Kast: Peor que Augusto Pinochet. globalizacion.ca La estrecha victoria de José Antonio Kast (foto) en la primera vuelta de la elección presidencial (apenas unos 150.000 votos de diferencia con Gabriel Boric sobre 7 millones) coloca a Chile país al borde de un siniestro desenlace. | Detrás de…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). Chilean Dictatorship Agent Rivas To Be Extradited From Australia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Australian Federal Court approved the Chilean government's extradition request of former Intelligence Directorate (DINA) agent Adriana Rivas, who disappeared seven Communist Party's members during the Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1974-1990). | RELATED: | "Justice is finally imposed," the victims' lawyer Adriana Navarro stated, recalling that defendant lawyer Frank Santisi delayed the extradition of Rivas to Chile for over two…

Emir Sader (2021-11-24). øHacia dónde va Chile? globalizacion.ca Chile había estado en una dinámica determinada, desde que comenzaron las mayores movilizaciones desde el regreso de la democracia al país, hace dos años. Movilizaciones que conquistaron la convocatoria de una Asamblea Constituyente, con la elección de parlamentarios, con mayoría…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). 'Peace In Colombia Is A Moral Obligation,' UN Secretary. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pointed out that Colombia has a "moral obligation" to strengthen the 2016 Peace Agreement signed between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP). | RELATED: | "After over five decades of conflict… we have a moral obligation to ensure this peace process succeeds… To a world of geopolitical divisions, endless wars…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). U.K., Irish Statement on Colombian Peace Agreement Anniversary. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, 147 parliamentarians from the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Houses of the Oireachtas of the Republic of Ireland, and the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland signed a declaration to support the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP). The text of this declaration is presented below. | RELATED: | "We take this moment of the f…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). Uribe Denies The Validity Of The Colombian Peace Agreement. telesurenglish.net In a letter sent to United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, former President Alvaro Uribe denied the legal validity and political legitimacy of the 2016 Peace Agreement signed between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | RELATED: | Mimicking the discourse deployed by far-right militias and political organizations, Uribe said the Peace Agreement violated inter…

teleSUR (2021-11-24). South America & Asia To Be Connected Via New Zealand Travel Hub. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the New Zealand China Council (NZCC) announced that the rapid growth in trade between Asia and South America is opening the door for New Zealand to potentially reap billions in economic benefits as an aviation hub for travel and e-commerce trade. | RELATED: | The Southern Link was proposed by the NZCC in 2019 as a way for New Zealand to capitalize on the growing airborne trade links by making New Zealand a major…

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