There he embarked upon a trade union and political career that has led him to the Presidency of his country, the second poorest country in Latin America, after Haiti, but which has the second largest gas reserves in the whole of Latin America; a country in which two-thirds of the population live in poverty, and which, throughout its history, since it achieved its independence, has had difficult relations with its neighbours, a country which today is seeing the emergence of new political forces, such as that of the President, who has won the elections with 53% of the vote and who, as you know, is proposing political measures relating to the nationalisation of the energy industry and investments made there by many European companies, something which we undoubtedly have an interest in debating.
Maassa ovat tulossa valtaan uudenlaiset poliittiset voimat, joita nykyinen presidentti edustaa. Hän voitti vaalit 53 prosentilla äänistä ja on ehdottanut energia-alan kansallistamiseen ja useiden eurooppalaisten yritysten maahan tekemiin investointeihin liittyviä poliittisia toimia, kuten tiedätte.