p One of the basic points of unity that we have discussed here today, is that Marxism is not a dogma but a guide to action. But that is not just a phrase and we can repeat that many times and that will itself become a dogma. We have to take the consequences of that, that is the essential problem that each of our parties has to deal with. Another essential point of unity, which we reached, is regarding the model of socialism, that each country has to chart its own path according to their concrete conditions. But that also is something we have to extract consequences from.

p In relation to that I would like to draw attention specifically one topic, that has emerged, relating to democracy. And how each one of our parties deals with democracy. Because on the question of democracy, we think it necessary that each of our parties deal with it in the concrete situation in which it conducts its political activity.

p Take the question of multi-party democracy. For us in Brazil, according to our experience, we feel that socialism in our country can be achieved through the consolidation of a form of multi-party democracy. It seems that comrades from South Africa also have that comprehension, so with the comrades from Nepal - that question was a very essential question in the strengthening of the democratic and socialist movement in Nepal. But that cannot be a general or rigid rule for our country. Let me give a example. In Brazil on the part of the LAP they, have decided to put pressure on the comrades from Cuba for introducing a multi-party system in Cuba. On our part, we are absolutely sure that the comrades from Cuba are correct in understanding that the slogan of multi-party democracy today in Cuba is the banner of counter-revolution. And 365 that the path that was taken by the Cuban comrades to strengthen socialist democracy was a correct one and revealed that they were victorious in the last year. So we cannot generalise formulas. And that is the very essential aspect for us.

p We have to extract our consequences from our anti-dogmatic positions.

In relation to that, a final observation that I would like to make and tell you and inform you is that we in Brazil attach great importance to the question of democratic struggle and the struggle for democracy. And within that we have just emerged with an important victory, regarding the impeachment of the President As far as we know he is the first President in the world (the others have resigned before they were effectively impeached by their Parliament). What is known is that our Party played a very essential and crucial role in that struggle, at the decisive moments of the impeachment process. When the parliamentary commission that was making the enquiry into the corruption accusations, an agreement had been reached amongst the main parties of not incriminating the President and only incriminating his advisors. Our Party played a very crucial role in leading the mass movement into the streets to pressurise the commission of enquiry and parliament, against this in parliament itself. And this created such an impact, such a form of popular pressure, we created a broad front on that issue that we finally achieved a democratic solution to that process and managed to impeach the President. So this is an example to show that how we in Brazil, deal with the concrete struggle in our country on the question of democracy.