“Socialism will help to find a solution to poverty and misery”

The head of the Venezuelan State attended a mass rally where British people and the London Mayor Ken Livingstone showed their support for the Bolivarian Revolution and its leader, Hugo Chávez Frías.

As planned, this Sunday May 14, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, addressed a mass rally at the Camden Centre, organised by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone.

More than 200* representatives from several social, political and cultural organisations attended this event in which the Head of State gave an energetic and moving speech about the need to promote a new model of society for the world, in which human beings would take priority over economic interests.

Members of the international campaign Hands Off Venezuela and the Bolivarian Circles in London were present at this event, where for more than three hours they showed their brotherhood and solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution.

Chávez warned of the danger facing humankind because of savage neo-liberalism and emphasised the proposal of socialism as an ideal system and effective solution to poverty and misery throughout the whole world.

Also present at the event were Venezuelan representatives such as the Ambassador of Venezuela in London, Alfredo Toro Hardy; the metropolitan Mayor Juan Barreto; the Minister of Planning and Development, Jorge Giordani, and Nicolás Maduro, President of the National Assembly. Among others, deputies Darío Vivas and Cilia Flores also attended.

While there were more than 200* people in the hall, dozens of people waited outside the Camden Centre to say good-bye to Chávez on his way out. “Chavez, friend”, “Welcome to London, President” and “Viva Chavez”, where some of the slogans that the activists where chanting at this event.

From www.rnv.gov.ve

National Radio of Venezuela

[*typo: 200 representatives should read 800]