I am assuming that the right wing will be boycotting the elections. And then?
What will that prove? We've got the Sunnis in Iraq over a barrel by just daring them not to participate on December 15th in elections.
The right wing in Venezuela doesn't participate, we get an overwhelmingly left wing Venezuela. Am I right? So what are we talking about here?
Election boycott followed by Chavez getting shot by the police or army, in the manner of Allende? Didn't Allende kill himself as the police approached?
That is Latin America. But this article doesn't talk about this kind of background info or this kind of speculation.
Enquiring minds want to know.
You get an overwhelming left wing vote in VZ regardless of who turns out to vote, and this is what is scaring people. Jimmeh has been out there licking Hugo's toes and approving any insane vote tally that comes down the pike, and folks in VZ feel abandoned by the US.
If you're really curious, do a search and read some articles from last year. That will fill you in quickly. Also, you could Freepmail alekboyd for a list of articles.
Frankly, I'm really impressed by the courage of opposition parties, because Chavez is closing the political process and unless we intervene, there really won't be any "opposition" much longer.