Latin American Communist Parties denounce US imperialist aggression against Venezuela

Several Communist Parties from Latin America strongly condemn the escalation of aggression by the US Trump administration against Venezuela:

 

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), through its member Neirlay Andrade, condemned on Monday 12 August both the recent interventionist threats by the United States government against Venezuela, as well as the intensification of repression against the popular movement and the revolutionary left in the country.

 

The KKE denounces the escalation of US imperialist aggression against Venezuela

In a statement, the International Relations Section of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) condemns the recent escalation of the US imperialist aggression against Venezuela:

"The KKE denounces the new escalation of imperialist aggression by the US government against Venezuela, by sending warships with thousands of marines near Venezuela, under the pretext of fighting drug cartels. 

The funeral of the so-called “21st century socialism” in Bolivia

By Nikos Mottas 

The results of Sunday's elections in Bolivia were devastating for the leftist “Movement of Socialism” (Movimiento al Socialismo), known by the acronym MAS. Eduardo del Castillo, MAS’s candidate, received only approximately 3 percent of the vote—a historic collapse for a party that had ruled Bolivia for nearly two decades. 

This result highlighted deep-seated economic crisis—20–25 percent inflation, fuel and dollar shortages, public frustration—and internal divisions within MAS (notably between Morales-aligned “Evista” and Arce-aligned “Arcista” factions).

Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) denounces secret agreement between Maduro government and Chevron

The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has denounced as harmful to national sovereignty, the restoration of operations by the US multinational oil giant Chevron in the country, following an agreement with the social democratic government of Nicolas Maduro. 

Pedro Eusse, a member of the Political Bureau of the PCV, said that the information was first  disclosed through foreign media and not through official channels in the country. "It is alarming that agreements of this magnitude are disclosed through informal channels and are not subject to public scrutiny," Eusse warned.

False anti-imperialism and the class struggle in Venezuela

By Pedro Eusse

An interesting debate has opened up in the prestigious online media outlet LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal regarding the character of the Venezuelan government and the position organisations and intellectuals belonging to the popular and left camp should adopt towards it. We, the Partido Comunista de Venezuela (Communist Party of Venezuela, PCV), believe it is necessary to participate in this debate, not only because we have been mentioned, but because we are convinced of the need to speak the truth about the economic, social, and political situation in Venezuela, and confront manipulations and deceptions that distort objective reality.

PCV leader Oscar Figuera: "We urge the Communist Party of Chile to reflect on the situation in Venezuela"

On 3 July 2025, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) Oscar Figuera gave an interview to Eva Luna Gatica of the Chilean newspaper "El Mercurio". 

In the interview, which you can read below, Figuera refers to the recent primary victory of Communist Party of Chile's candidate Jeannette Jara, as well as to the position of the Chilean comrades on the situation in Venezuela: 

Communist Youth organizations denounce the theft of symbols of the Communist Youth of Venezuela

At the end of May, several revolutionary and anti-imperialist youth organizations gathered in Namibia for the 21st General Assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY). 

 

Among others, they issued a statement of solidarity with the Communist Youth of Venezuela (JCV) and the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) regarding the legal proceedings against them by the social democratic government of Nicolás Maduro.

 

Communist Party of Venezuela: May 25 elections were an exercise in protesting against authoritarianism

In a statement concerning the regional and parliamentary elections held of May 25, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), stresses out:

Venezuela’s regional and parliamentary elections held on May 25 took place in a deeply undemocratic context, characterized by marked institutional opacity, particularly with regard to the criteria for the creation of the new electoral district corresponding to Guayana Esequiba; the absence of guarantees for political organizations and the electorate; the imposition of authoritarian political controls by the PSUV government elite; as well as a series of actions that demonstrate the systematic dismantling of the constitutional and legal framework.

Venezuela: PSUV claims landslide victory in sham elections boycotted by the majority of opposition

Parliamentary and regional elections were held on Sunday in Venezuela, with the ruling social-democratic United Socialist Party (PSUV) electing governors in 23 out of 24 provinces.

According to the official figures from the National Electoral Council (CNE), the governmental coalition Great Patriotic Pole "Simón Bolívar," dominated by the PSUV, received 82.68%, with 17.31% of the votes going to the opposition parties that participated in the elections, while the majority chose to boycott the process. The official voter turnout in the elections was 42.66%, while opposition forces claim it was much lower.

 

Jesús Faría: 30 years since the death of the Venezuelan communist leader

This January 24, 2025, marks the 30th anniversary of the death of the leader of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) Jesús Faría. His name is linked to the most important class struggles of the Venezuelan oil proletariat of the 20th century.

Jesús Faría was born on June 27, 1910, in Borojó, Falcón, in conditions of extreme poverty. In his autobiography Mi línea no cambia, es hasta la muerte (My line does not change, it is until death), he recalls his childhood besieged by snakes and vermin. Since he was a child, he worked in different informal activities to contribute to the sustenance of his home: he was a fruit and firewood seller, bottle collector, limekiln maker….

Communist Party of Venezuela categorically rejects calls for foreign military intervention into Venezuela

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) categorically rejected on Monday calls for foreign military intervention that political actors have made in the last hours after the swearing-in of Nicolás Maduro, among them Álvaro Uribe.

“The PCV, throughout its history, has faced, has stood up, has resisted the offensive of imperialism against our country and this is not going to be a different situation: we Venezuelan communists are in favor of the defense of the sovereignty of our homeland,” declared Neirlay Andrade, member of the Political Bureau of the PCV.

Communist Party of Venezuela demands the release of former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) denounces before national and international public opinion the arbitrary detention of Enrique Márquez, former presidential candidate supported by Venezuelan communists in the elections of July 28, 2024. 

On the night of January 7, the disappearance of Márquez, leader of the Centrados en la Gente party and member of the Popular Democratic Front (FDP), a platform that groups together left-wing, popular and revolutionary political and social organizations, among them the PCV, was confirmed. 

Communist Party of Venezuela denounces PSUV’s ‘dirty war’ to criminalize the struggle for constitutional rights

PCV denounces PSUV’s ‘dirty war’ to criminalize the struggle for constitutional rights

 

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) denounced a new episode of the dirty war that has been unleashed by the leadership of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and the government of Nicolás Maduro “against those who fight for the restitution of the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people”.

 

PCV analyzed political crisis in Venezuela with more than 100 communist and trade union leaders of the world

More than a hundred leaders of communist parties and workers of America, Africa, Asia and Europe participated last November 23, in the international video conference “Political crisis in Venezuela, the role of the working class and the strategy of the PCV”, organized by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela. 

The initiative was also attended ─ remotely─ by leaders of the World Federation of Trade Unions, the International Union of Trade Unions of Retired and Pensioned Persons, the World Federation of Teachers' Trade Unions, as well as central, federations, unions and fronts of workers and workers of the Canary Islands, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Morocco, Mexico, Niger and Uruguay. 

Marco Rubio el gusano, a sworn enemy of Cuban and Venezuelan people

By Nikos Mottas

According to the latest reports, the Republican Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio, will be the next U.S Secretary of State in Trump's administration. Born and raised in Miami, the epicenter of Cuban-American counterrevolutionary activity, Rubio's major political characteristics is his proven enmity towards socialist Cuba.

He was born in 1971 by Cuban immigrants who left the island before the triumph of the Revolution. While studying law, Rubio worked for the notorious Cuban-born Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Among others, Ros-Lehtinen has played a significant role in promoting and strengthening the U.S genocidal blockade against Cuba, while she lobbied for the release and pardon of counterrevolutionary terrorist Orlando Bosch who had been convicted of terrorist acts and has also been accused of involvement in the 1976 bombing of Cubana Flight 455 which killed 73 people.  

Maduro’s “anti-fascist” and “anti-imperialist” discourse

By Armiche Padrón*

The diversity of positions before concrete problems on the part of Communist Parties over the last decades is an expression of the worst crisis of the labor movement since it saw the light of day in 1831. The case of the last presidential elections in Venezuela, of course, has also been the object of controversy. More than a few have declared their support for the “victory” of Nicolás Maduro and, without further ado, present it as an “anti-fascist” and “anti-imperialist” triumph. But, what is the nature of Maduro’s discourse?

Venezuela communists denounce persecution and harassment against public workers by PSUV regime

After the wave of popular protests and discontent following the announcement of the results of the presidential elections in the country, “there has been an escalation of persecution and harassment against public sector workers”, denounced this Monday the leader of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), Jaqueline López.

In a press statement issued by the Political Bureau of the PCV, it was reported that “in the last two weeks open and simulated dismissals have been executed in public institutions and state enterprises”.

The Bankruptcy of the International Left?

By Alhelí González Cáceres

 

 The only ones who cannot see this betrayal are those who do not want to see it, those for whom it is not convenient to see it. We must look things in the face, call them by name and tell the workers the truth.

-V.I. Lenin, 1915

History is not a simple succession of events, it does not unfold in a linear way, sometimes not even in a spiral. 

 

Communist Party of Venezuela: On the intra-bourgeois conflict in Venezuela following Presidential Elections

In a public communique addressed to the "Communist and Workers Parties of the World", the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) informs about the situation in the country following the Presidential Election of 28 July 2024:

"Dear Comrades

Receive fraternal greetings. Please find enclosed a report and analysis by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of our Party on what happened in the presidential elections of July 28 and subsequent developments.

On the Presidential Elections in Venezuela — Sobre las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela

Joint statement led by the Communist Party of Mexico between communist parties in the Americas on the presidential elections in Venezuela.

On Sunday, July 28, elections will be held to elect the president of Venezuela. In light of this, we would like to express the following:

– Contrary to what government propaganda spreads, these elections in Venezuela have a profound anti-democratic character, among other things, for deliberately preventing revolutionary parties and forces from registering candidates.