Opposition politicos latch on Workers May Day March

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

The traditional May Day march is set become an opposition march, as all opposition parties have announced that they have ordered their activists to turn up in protest against unemployment, hunger, public insecurity and erosion of political rights, such as democracy and in favor of the recall referendum. 

Accion Democratica (AD), Christian Socialists (COPEI), Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), Alianza Bravo Pueblo (ABP), Luis Miquilena's  Solidaridad and Union have announced they will be joining the march. 

Lt. Colonel (ret.) Francisco Arias Cardenas says his Union Party will protest against food scarcity ... "the government exchange control office (Cadivi) is inefficient and unable to authorize dollars for imports." 

The newly created National Workers' Union (UNTV) will be the butt of opposition protest because according to AD leader Jesus Mendez, "it is a creature in the image and likeness of Chavez Frias."