Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated this Tuesday during the closing of the Constituent Congress of the Working Class that “a process like this, of profound democratization of a country and of the labor movement, has never been seen before.”

In this regard, he pointed out that 22,110 grassroots assemblies were held in workplaces to elect, through qualitative debate incorporating the ideas of millions of workers, 66,330 workplace delegates.

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“There has never been a more democratic process and greater empowerment of the workers,” he emphasized, while insisting that “this force has risen as a vital pillar of stability, economic development, and guaranteed peace in our country.”

He also stressed that “a country rests and thrives thanks to its working class.” The Venezuelan head of state also announced the election of 1,059 super-delegates, chosen by 347 workers’ assemblies, with 60 percent being men and 40 percent women. In this context, he emphasized revolutionary quality and political effectiveness as central principles, while recounting part of the history of the Venezuelan labor movement.

Furthermore, Maduro asserted that “we have a popular constituent process. We have the method,” adding that they are “defending this homeland against oligarchies.”

The head of state stressed that “now, with the militia, we will defeat the oligarchy and imperialism under any circumstances,” and stated that they have spent “25 weeks denouncing, confronting, and defeating a campaign of aggression that ranges from terrorism to the piracy of privateers who attacked the oil.”

“Venezuela has demonstrated, across all sectors, that it is a strong country, that it has real power, and that we are prepared to continue our progress and accelerate the march of a profound revolution that gives power to the people without intermediaries,” he said.

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