Shortly after the polling stations closed,
Chavez came out onto the balcony to speak to the masses celebrating a historic
victory. He stressed that the people had voted for "Venezuelan Socialism". The
situation could not be more favourable for the completion of the revolution. We
have entered a decisive stage.
The elections on December 3 are decisive for the
future of the revolution. The historic mobilisation on Sunday, November 26
showed the unequivocal willingness of the youth, the workers, peasants and the
immense majority of the Venezuelan people to re-elect President Chavez, defend
the revolution and to radicalise it after the elections. In
reality, it was not a march, as it was not possible to march with so many
people on the streets! It was an entire people who decided to dress in red and
take the streets to tell the imperialists and the oligarchy... if you dare you
will lose.