Steve Sweeney — Maduro promises more revolution and to clampdown on ‘financial mafias’ destabilising Venezuela

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Neoliberal forces have been rounding on Mr Maduro’s socialist government.The European Union demanded last week that Venezuela abandon the elections. citing concerns over transparency and democracy. The International Monetary Foundation also issued a motion of censure against Venezuela last week for failing to provide it with data relating to economic performance, including import and export figures.… But Communication Minister Jorge Rodriguez said the country had one of the most audited and transparent systems anywhere in the world. “There is no system more transparent than Venezuela’s. Today’s simulation is a practice audit because it lets us evaluate the system’s logistics and how well the machines are functioning and today’s test matches the previous 16 audits that were also

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