Activists of the US organization Code Pink in Venezuela to show solidarity. Photo: Ministry of the Communes.
The Foreign Ministry of Venezuela and the Simón Bolívar Institute received international solidarity delegations visiting the country amid US threats. At the event, held on Saturday, February 21, the activists reaffirmed their solidarity with Venezuela and their support for President Nicolás Maduro and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores, currently held hostage by the US. The activists visited various communes and saw the progress made by the organized people.
Eliezer Marchán, spokesperson for the El Arañero Commune of Sabaneta, explained to the visitors how the people administer the resources for production. He emphasized that today, territorial self-government is the backbone of political stability in the country.
Popular consultation of March 8: democracy without bureaucracy
The event focused on the upcoming National Popular Consultation, scheduled for March 8. This method of direct democracy allows resources to reach the territory without intermediaries, ensuring that communes can direct and execute their own projects.
“The communes are campaigning for the March 8 elections. These will define the projects to be executed across the 5,336 communal territories of the country,” Marchán explained.
According to the international solidarity activists, the Venezuelan model stands out as an efficient administration that guarantees peace and progress through popular participation.
(Últimas Noticias) by Olys Guárate
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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Cameron Baillie is an award-winning journalist, editor, and researcher. He won and was shortlisted for awards across Britain and Ireland. He is Editor-in-Chief of New Sociological Perspectives graduate journal and Commissioning Editor at The Student Intifada newsletter. He spent the first half of 2025 living, working, and writing in Ecuador. He does news translation and proofreading work with The Orinoco Tribune.
