Early 2018 has seen two major positive developments in the unity of the worlds revolutionary forces. In Venezuela, the governing United Socialist Party and the Communist Party have re-solidified their unity after years of harsh debate. In an accord established in late February, they both pledged to cooperate in many fields including elections, defense of the county, overcoming the economic crisis, and advancing the socialist revolution. On the other side of the world in Nepal the two major left parties, the Unified Marxist-Leninists and the Maoists, swept the country’s elections and decided to merge into a single party, which would make them the strongest political force in Nepal by far. The merger and the election victory have instilled a great sense of hope in the Nepalese people that their country will soon overcome much of the poverty and instability that they are accustomed to.
Workers and oppressed peoples of the world unite!