Venezuela regional elections: the right wing seeks to advance while the PSUV offers more of the same The overwhelming victory won by the revolution on July 30 [in the National Constituent Assembly elections], was the result of the hope of millions of workers who came out to vote regardless of the guarimbas siege of opposition rioting. Venezuela
South Africa: divisions in Democratic Alliance reflect crisis of the regime Ben Morken connects the crisis in the Democratic Alliance (DA) Party to an intensification of the class struggle in South Africa, with which the ruling class is struggling to cope. South Africa
Sweden: Massive demonstration shuts down the Nazis On 30 September, a unified chant could be heard from Göteborg’s Korsvägen: “no Nazis on our streets!” Around 20,000 protesters congregated to oppose the fascist sect NMR, who were staging a demonstration to flex their muscles. By the end of the day, the anti-fascist movement stopped the NMR’s demonstration in Göteborg and even the fascists complained publicly that the day was a “victory for [their] opponents”. This was a major victory for the radical left in Sweden that sent the Nazis running with their tails firmly between their legs. Sweden
