translated from Spanish: Venezuelan opposition front called on Dole supports and prepares national strike

the opponent front broad free Venezuela said Monday that supports the lla MADO strike that made three political parties for Tuesday in rejection of the economic measures announced by the President Nicolas Maduro, but insists that it must be deeper action, such as a nationwide strike.
The leader Karen Quintero, said on behalf of the platform that brings together civil society, trade unions and politics, that “there is no contradiction between the strike and the strike. We will stop the strike, the latter carries a higher level of organization,”said Quintero at a press conference.
Said Quintero from the front and they are working “in the Organization of a national strike that incorporate all sectors of the country, as for example, the housewives’.
“The national strike is ideal for being civic action and peaceful (…) any initiative that serves the purposes of defending ourselves from dictatorship must be backed and supported,”he said.
Quintero said that more than one month ago began the national consultation on the forms of protest against the Venezuelan Government and said that, as part of that process, was created a National Committee for conflict.
He also insisted that unemployment is part of the beginning of actions involving the national strike, as the broad front is “promoting the articulation of all sectors and tomorrow will make citizens assemblies to support the 24-hour strike”.
For his part, the Executive Secretary of the Confederation Venezuela’s workers (CTV), Pedro Moreno, stressed that their Alliance supports to carry out “a strike national citizen” and not just “a one day stoppage”.
Moreno, as spokesman for the workers, said that the Confederation “rejects economic announcements of ripe” as believes that it is measures “which are intended to continue to maintain a policy of deterioration of the living conditions of the workers”.
“For us workers purchasing power is what measures the quality of our salary, not the amount (…) But what we can get with that”, emphasized.
Venezuelan opposition parties first Justice (PJ), Popular will (VP) and cause R convened for Tuesday “a day of national strike and protest” against the economic measures announced Friday by President Nicolas Maduro, who consider non-viable amid the crisis.
The package of measures announced by the head of State include an increase in the minimum wage of workers up to 35 times higher than the current level, amounting to 723 or $45, according to current rates of reference in the country.
Venezuela is also heading a devaluation of 95.8% in its national currency, the bolivar, realized exchange rate unification announced by Maduro, that the price of the US dollar would rise 24 times its current value.
All these measures have been rejected by PJ, VP, the cause R and other opposition parties, claiming that they will worsen the already serious Venezuelan crisis.

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