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bridled capitalist development and thoroughgoing allegiance to the bourgeoisie have resulted in mass disillusionment.
Internally, ( too, the coalition is riddled with dissension. The recent attempts to arrest Indira Gandhi on charges of corruption were made purely to divert attention away from the failure of the Janata.
But Gandhi, more flexible operator than her successors, has taken advantage of these moves to challenge the new leadership of the Congress Party which displaced her after the election defeat.
Pressure
This first attempt was unsuccessful, but no doubt Brahman Reddy (Congress President) will not long be able to survive further pressure.
To solve the economic
HOLLAND
The outgoing Dutch Prime Minister has been trying to put together another "left-of¡centre" coalition despite the 'revolt in his own Labour Party over a compromise with the Christian Democrats on the distribution of Cabinet portfolios. A special Labour Party congress is to be held this week (Saturday 5 November) to decide on the compromise.
ECUADOR
The military government is to hold an enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 25 striking sugar workers last week. The 25 workers from the Azfra mill were reportedly drowned fled attacks from the police. Since the deaths there have been a series of strikes and student demonstrations calling for the removal of the Interior Minister Colonel Bolivar Jarrin and Labour Minister General Jorge Salvador Chiriboga.
Private farmers in Poland are now to be given a state pension-regardless of whether they hand their land on to their descendents or to the state. Formerly only those farmers who bequeathed their land to the state were entitled to a pension.
Over 70% of farm land in Poland is in private hands, currently owned by farmers over 65 years of age.
Immediate cuts in public spending are to be enacted by the Soares government. Current expenditure is to be cut by 20% and capital expenditure by 10%. Portugal's public debt is now £3.2 billion, and the balance of payments deficit is expected to rise to £l billion by the end of the year. The cuts have been dictated largely by the IMF who are due. to grant a $750 million loan in order to offset the balance of payments deficit.