Movimiento Demócrata Liberal (MDL, ''Liberal Democratic Movement'') is a
Venezuelan political organisation.
The MDL is promoting autonomy statutes in at least seven Venezuelan states including
Táchira,
Sucre
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,
Monagas,
Bolívar,
Anzoátegui,
Aragua, and
Falcón.
The MDL lists among its international collaborators
Silvio Berlusconi's
Forza Italia
Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
, the
National Alliance party in Italy, the
Republican Party
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Republican Party may also refer to:
Africa
*Republican Party (Liberia)
* Republican Part ...
in the United States, the right-wing
ARENA party in El Salvador, the
Independent Democratic Union (UDI) in Chile, and the
Popular Party in Spain. Funding organisations include the
International Republican Institute (IRI) and the conservative
Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
MDL Director Marco Polessel declared in 2009 that he supported the actions of the Honduran Congress in using the military to expel President
Manuel Zelaya and install
Roberto Micheletti
Roberto Micheletti Baín (born 13 August 1943) is a Honduran politician who served as the interim ''de facto'' president of Honduras from 28 June 2009 to 27 January 2010 as a result of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état. The Honduran military ou ...
.
[guia.com.ve, 22 July 2009]
Movimiento Liberal de Venezuela apoya a Micheletti
accessed 23 July 2009
See also
*
Organization for the Liberal Democracy in Venezuela
The Organization for the Liberal Democracy in Venezuela (Organización por la Democracia Liberal en Venezuela, ODLV) is a classical liberal action tank from Caracas, Venezuela, created by a group of libertarian students. They are directive membe ...
References
External links
Movimiento Demócrata Liberal - website
Politics of Venezuela
Political organizations based in Venezuela
Civic and political organizations of Venezuela
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