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Political Parties In Venezuela
This article lists political parties in Venezuela. Historically, Venezuela has had two major parties, along with numerous other minor parties. That system imploded at the 1998 elections into a multi-party system. In the 2005 parliamentary elections, the Fifth Republic Movement emerged as a dominant party. Its position was continued by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (into which it merged on 20 October 2007), although it is not certain at all if this party system is going to remain stable through the following elections. List Alliances Major parties Other parties Parties with no representation in the National Assembly but recent electoral activity: * Esperanza por El Cambio ''(EL CAMBIO)'' *National Force ''(Fuerza Nacional)'' * Authentic Renewing Organization ''(Organización Renovadora Autentica)'' *Democratic Republican Union ''(Union Republicana Democrática)'' *Democratic Unity ''(Unión Democrática)'' * Ecological Movement of Venezuela ''(Movimiento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Authentic Renewal Organization
The Authentic Renewal Organization (ORA) is an Evangelical and Pentecostal political party in Venezuela, originally founded in 1988 by Godofredo Marín and Carlos Mendez. The ORA does not align itself with any specific political ideology, but believes itself to be a form of government under the "sacred and noble Christian principles of love, peace, faith, and hope". History In its first electoral participation, the party nominated one of its founders, Godofredo Ramón Marín, as a candidate for the general elections of 1988. The electoral promise of the party was based on "governing Venezuela for five years according to the Evangelical Bible," but with only 0.87% of the votes, the party and the candidate did not obtain the results they had expected. Despite their poor performance in the elections, the organization obtained two seats in the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Republic. The deputies elected at that time were Mr. Gabriel Niño Laguado, representative of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecological Movement Of Venezuela
Ecological Movement of Venezuela ( es, Movimiento Ecológico de Venezuela, MOVEV) is a green political party in Venezuela. History The Ecological Movement of Venezuela is the first Venezuelan political green party and the first officially affiliated to the Global Greens network. The party first started as a social activist movement on the year 2005, where it grew to become a recognized political entity by the National Electoral Council, on February, 2010. They define as an organization of environmentalist citizens who compromise themselves to the protection of the environment and "...which political actions orient themselves to the promotion of a sustainable development that allows the Venezuelans to live in a just society, free and in harmony with nature". Among their activities are presentations, forums and workshops related to proper garbage management and disposal and prevention of the environment's decay. The party itself has a set of values they support including, among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambiemos Movimiento Ciudadano
Cambiemos Movimiento Ciudadano (English: ''Let's Change - Citizen's Movement'') is a Venezuelan political party with a pluralist and progressive tendency founded on 11 May 2018. This movement belongs to the opposition coalition Agreement for Change. Political philosophy On their website they describe themselves as a "progressive court" organization. On the other hand, they have chosen to defend a policy based on dialogue, peace, coexistence and reconciliation; which they consider necessary for a “full democracy” and an “economy of opportunities and solidarity”. In addition, they are opposed to abstentionism and in favor of citizen political participation. It also defends the rights of women and the LGBT community. At the socioeconomic level, Cambiemos defends the participation of private companies in conjunction with public policies that have a deep social meaning», while trusting in entrepreneurship "that unleashes the creative spirit of the common citizen that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primero Venezuela
Venezuela First ( es, Primero Venezuela; PV) is a Venezuelan political party led by former members of the opposition coalition Democratic Unity Roundtable. History Origins It is made up of a split of militants expelled from the Primero Justicia (PJ) party and other political groups, who took control of it as a result of an intervention order from the Supreme Court of Justice months before the 2020 parliamentary election. The majority of deputies of the IV legislature of Parliament who deserted the ranks of the Democratic Unity Roundtable, after being accused of the corruption and vote-buying scandal, known by various media as Operación Alacrán, focused on this training. Together with the ad hoc directorate of Popular Will and the United Venezuela party, they founded the Alianza Venezuela Unida coalition. 2020 parliamentary election For the 2020 parliamentary elections, Primero Venezuela obtains two deputies. On the other hand, in these elections Luis Parra did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperanza Por El Cambio
Hope for Change ( es, Esperanza por el Cambio) is a Venezuelan political party registered by the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) with the shortened name ''El Cambio''. In the 2018 presidential election, Venezuelan pastor and party leader Javier Bertucci received enough votes to turn Hope for Change into an official political party. Aside from Bertucci, other leaders of the party include Alfonso Campos, the party's Secretary-General, Jeickson Portillo, its National Coordinator, and Luis Adames, its Undersecretary. History On 21 February 2018, Javier Bertucci, an evangelical pastor who founded the Christian organization ''El Evangelio Cambia'', announced his candidacy in the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election. Bertucci renounced his pastorship in compliance with Venezuelan electoral regulations, which state that presidential candidates must not be affiliated with any religious organizations. Early support for his campaign came from people who had previously known him due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela First
Venezuela First ( es, Primero Venezuela; PV) is a Venezuelan political party led by former members of the opposition coalition Democratic Unity Roundtable. History Origins It is made up of a split of militants expelled from the Primero Justicia (PJ) party and other political groups, who took control of it as a result of an intervention order from the Supreme Court of Justice months before the 2020 parliamentary election. The majority of deputies of the IV legislature of Parliament who deserted the ranks of the Democratic Unity Roundtable, after being accused of the corruption and vote-buying scandal, known by various media as Operación Alacrán, focused on this training. Together with the ad hoc directorate of Popular Will and the United Venezuela party, they founded the Alianza Venezuela Unida coalition. 2020 parliamentary election For the 2020 parliamentary elections, Primero Venezuela obtains two deputies. On the other hand, in these elections Luis Parra did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Advance
Progressive Advance ( es, Avanzada Progresista) is an anti- Chavista progressive political party in Venezuela, founded by former members of For Social Democracy (PODEMOS), Fatherland for All and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela The United Socialist Party of Venezuela ( es, Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela, PSUV) is a left-wing to far-left socialist political party which has been the ruling party of Venezuela since 2010. It was formed from a merger of some of the p ... in June 2012. The party's current general secretary is Juan José Molina. See also * :Progressive Advance politicians References External linksOfficial website 2012 establishments in Venezuela Political parties established in 2012 Political parties in Venezuela Progressive parties Social democratic parties in Venezuela {{Venezuela-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Action (Venezuela)
Democratic Action ( es, Acción Democrática, AD) is a Venezuelan social democratic and centre-left political party established in 1941. The party played an important role in the early years of Venezuelan democracy, leading the government during Venezuela's first democratic period (1945–1948). A decade of dictatorship under Marcos Pérez Jiménez followed, which saw AD excluded from power. With the advent of democracy in 1958, four Presidents of Venezuela came from Acción Democrática from the 1950s to the 1990s during the two-party period with COPEI. In the 2015 legislative elections held on 6 December, AD backed the opposition electoral alliance Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) which managed to grasp a supermajority. AD won 26 constituency representatives out of 167 seats in the unicameral National Assembly, making it the second-largest party in opposition to Nicolás Maduro. In July 2018, AD left the Democratic Unity Roundtable opposition coalition. The current Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Alliance (Venezuela)
The Democratic Alliance ( es, Alianza Democrática, AD) is a political coalition created to face the government of Nicolás Maduro in the 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election and grouped in the National Assembly. It is made up of Hope for Change, Cambiemos and Progressive Advance parties of the predecessor coalition Agreement for Change, in addition to the intervened parties Democratic Action and Copei, and the later incorporated Primero Venezuela, United Venezuela, Ecological Movement, Unidad Vision Venezuela, Country Commitment and the also intervened Popular Will. AD is the successor coalition of the Agreement for Change, and later also of the United Venezuela Alliance. History Creation and origin On 4 September 2020, representatives of five political parties of the Venezuelan opposition met with the CNE to formalize the nominations of candidates for the questioned parliamentary elections that will be held on 6 December 2020. The coalition was called the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavismo
''Chavismo'' (from es, chavismo), also known in English as Chavism or Chavezism, is a left-wing political ideology based on the ideas, programs and government style associated with the Venezuelan President between 1999 and 2013 Hugo Chávez that combines elements of democratic socialism, socialist patriotism, Bolivarianism, and Latin American integration. Supporters of Hugo Chávez and ''Chavismo'' are known as ''Chavistas''. Policies Several political parties in Venezuela support ''Chavismo''. The main party, founded by Chávez, is the United Socialist Party of Venezuela ( es, Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela, links=no), usually referred to by the four letters PSUV). Other parties and movements supporting ''Chavismo'' include Fatherland for All (Spanish: ''Patria Para Todos'' or PPT) and '' Tupamaros''. Broadly, ''Chavismo'' policies include nationalization, social welfare programs and opposition to neoliberalism (particularly the policies of the International Monetar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
