Received an e-mail on Thursday from our General Manager, Orbelina. Due to expected strikes and political upheavals this weekend, all financial institutions were asked to close by 2:00PM on Thursday and stay closed until next Tuesday. This action was taken to ensure the safety of employees in case the strikers got out of control and started invading banks and other financial organizations.
The President is trying to push through a referendum this weekend to convince the populace to agree that he should be allowed to run again for office a la Chavez style in January 2010. The current constitution only allows him one 4-year term. The ruling elite in Congress, the Judiciary, and the Army are opposed to this action and have refused to allow the referendum. Followers of the President are being brought into the capital to make sure the referendum takes place.
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