December 5, 2006December 5, 2006
Alecos Alavanos sent the following congratulatory message to Hugo Chavez for his
reelection to Venezuela’s Presidency."Dear Mr. President,
On behalf of the Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology I congratulate you warmly on your reelection to the Presidency of Venezuela and wish you health and success to the targets you have set for your third term of office.
Personally I had the opportunity while visiting Venezuela during the World Social Forum at the beginning of the year to view first hand the struggle you are waging for the improvement of the life of your people, utilizing national resources for their benefit.
I am certain that now, better situated, you will put to good use all the possibilities for the prosperity of the citizens and the further establishment of democracy with justice in your country, as well as for the cooperation of the South American States, away from US hegemony.
We believe that the victory of the “Bolivarian Revolution” is also a victory of the progressive forces all over the world,"