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Weekly Report - 24 September 2009 (WR-09-38)
Chávez forms new political hierarchy based on Cuban model
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez has restructured
his Council of Ministers, creating six vice-presidencies. The stated objective
is to deepen the Bolivarian Revolution, imbue the Council with a political,
rather than merely administrative, dimension, and “improve cohesion". The new
entity is a replica of the Cuban Council of Ministers, although the six
Vice-Presidents have slightly different responsibilities. One of their principal
challenges, Chávez spelt out at a Council meeting on 19 September, will be
ensuring that the ruling Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) wins a
two-thirds majority in the elections to the 167-seat national assembly next
year.
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