Ecuador: why did the capitalist candidate Lasso win and what lessons must be drawn?
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- Written by: Jorge Martín
The second round of Ecuador’s presidential election has produced a victory for the right-wing candidate, the banker Lasso, and a defeat for the left-wing candidate, Andrés Arauz. It is important to try to understand the reasons why this happened, and the perspectives for the workers’ movement in the Andean country.
International commemoration event for Hans-Gerd Öfinger on 17 April
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- Written by: In Defence of Marxism
Hans-Gerd Öfinger, one of the International Marxist Tendency’s leading members in the German-speaking world, tragically passed away in March of complications resulting from COVID-19.
We will hold an online memorial meeting for comrade Hans-Gerd, celebrating his contribution to the development of our organisation, and the class struggle at large.
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