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Venezuela’s Attorney General Luisa Ortega Díaz (Noticiasve).

Over 1 Million Cases Solved in 2011 by Venezuela’s Attorney General

In 2011 Venezuela’s Office of the Attorney General solved 1,015,767 cases and received 807,811 new cases, said Attorney General Luisa Ortega Díaz on Wednesday. “For the first time ever, the number of cases solved exceeded the cases received,” confirmed Ortega Díaz during a televised interview.

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Opinion & Analysis

National Electoral Council Logo (La Patilla).

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council: Supporting the Venezuelan Opposition Primary Elections

This article explores how over the past decade Venezuela’s National Electoral Council has transformed Venezuela’s electoral system to the point where the opposition who spent years trying to discredit the country’s national electoral body now ask it to organize their own internal elections.

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The Genius of Chavez
MST Leader: 'Let's Build a People's ALBA'
Newt vs. Mitt: Uncle Sam’s Manifest Destiny Wins Votes in Florida
World Social Forum Supports Venezuela’s Revolution

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Venezuela in images

Teaching the military about community organisation - Last week myself and members of the Communal Council La Columna, in Merida, gave a workshop on grassroots power and community organisation  to over one hundred militia trainees from the military barracks in our community.

Indigenous spokespeople, Venezuela (archive)

Indigenous Policy in Venezuela: Between Unity and Pluralism

In celebration of the Day of Indigenous Resistance on October 12th, the Venezuelan government announced numerous initiatives aimed at assisting and empowering indigenous communities. While such initiatives as well as rights guaranteed in the constitution have successfully come to fruition in many indigenous communities, they have faced obstacles in others.

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Economic Indicators

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This CEPR paper "The Chávez Administration at 10 Years" from February 2009 looks at some of the most important economic and social indicators during the 10 years of the Chávez administration in Venezuela, as well as the current economic expansion.