Politics
Former Spanish head of government José María Aznar denounced on Monday in Chile the "increasing proximity" among the presidents of Venezuela, Russia and Iran, which, in his opinion, try "to enter into alliances to combat what they view as their common foe, that is, free nations."

(Venezuelan President Hugo) "Chávez, (Russian president Dmitri) Medvedev and the Ayatollahs' system" are political models of "nations where freedoms have dramatically moved backward and they try to get united against free nations based on democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights," said Aznar, Efe quoted.

Aznar made these remarks before students and scholars at the University of Chile during the opening of the Program of Chilean Young Leaders. The event, to be held until Wednesday, gathers 60 Latin American young people.

The chair of the Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies (FAES) noted that there is in Latin America "a political project based on an ideological renewed edition of the hardest-core Marxism intended to dismantle liberal democracy."