In a major speech on Frida, December 15, Chávez called for the formation of a new United Socialist Party of Venezuela, which, he said, was going to be the most democratic party in the history of the country.

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A few days ago, Time Magazine announced the winner of its annual "Person of the Year" award. Hugo Chavez had won Time's online poll by a wide margin and got 35% of the votes.

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One thousand people marched yesterday through the main streets of Caracas, in what was the largest demonstration in favour of the expropriation of an occupied factory that has ever taken place in Venezuela.

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Opposition candidate Manuel Rosales's concession was of historical importance for Venezuela because it was the first time in nearly eight years someone in Venezuela's opposition admitted defeat. This opens the way for deepening the revolution and for confronting internal demons.

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Roberto Navarrete argues that for the jubilant crowds in Santiago who celebrated the death of Pinochet, more than the death of Pinochet, theirs was a celebration of the memory of Allende's martyrdom and his ideals of democratic socialism.

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Election Day in Caracas went by in a whir of activity, reports, discussions, neighborhoods visited, fireworks and rain. Since then, we’ve had a chance to sit back and discuss the day’s events and come to some general conclusions.

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With a large crowd of supporters outside, Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias was officially proclaimed President-elect of Venezuela for "the next 6 years", yesterday morning, with 7,161,637 votes, 62.89% of the total.

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Hands Off Venezuela tours Sanitarios Maracay, a factory in Venezuela under workers control, to learn more about the revolutionary process taking place there, and to offer solidarity to the workers. An impressive video which gives a taste of workers' democracy in action and how this is linked to the Bolivarian revolution

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