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martedĂŹ, giugno 22, 2004

Quale Venezuela dopo il 15 agosto? Quel noto campione dello stato di diritto che risponde al nome di Hugo Chavez (che vanta alcuni sostenitori anche dalle nostre parti) sta giĂ preparando la sua successione: se tutto va come deve andare il suo erede sarĂ ... Hugo Chavez.

The new law expands the number of Supreme Court justices from 20 to 32. It allows Chavez's governing coalition to use its slim majority in the legislature to obtain an overwhelming majority of seats on the Supreme Court. The law also allows his coalition to nullify the appointments of sitting justices. In short, Chavez's supporters can now both pack and purge the country's highest court.
It is this court that may ultimately determine the outcome of the referendum. It will have to decide whether Chavez, should he lose the recall, can run again for president in the subsequent election. And it will have to resolve any legal challenges that arise from the recall vote itself, which is expected to be hotly contested. Pro-Chavez legislators have already announced their intention to name the new justices by next month, in time for the referendum.

Speriamo in quel che resta della democrazia venezuelana.
Qui il conto alla rovescia.

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