Claudio Eloy Fermín Maldonado (born in
Barinas, Barinas
Barinas () is a city in west central Venezuela. According to the 2011 census, its population is 353,442. It is the capital of the Barinas Municipality and the State of Barinas. The city of Barinas is known as the capital of the Llanos.
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, March 25, 1950) is a
Venezuelan
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politician and sociologist. He was deputy minister of youth under
Jaime Lusinchi
Jaime Ramón Lusinchi (27 May 1924 – 21 May 2014) was the president of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His term was characterized by an economic crisis, growth of the external debt, populist policies, currency depreciation, inflation and corrupt ...
, and subsequently Mayor of
Libertador municipality, Caracas (1989–1993) for
Acción Democrática
Democratic Action (, 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 democ ...
, narrowly missing out on re-election to
La Causa Radical's
Aristóbulo Istúriz. He was the AD candidate in the
1993 presidential election, coming second with 24% of the vote.
He ran as an independent in the
1998 presidential election, but withdrew before election day. In 1999 he was elected to the
Constituent Assembly
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which drafted the new
Constitution of Venezuela
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. He ran in the
2000 presidential election under the banner of ''Encuentro Nacional'', a party he founded, gaining less than 3% of the vote. He participated in the 2004 and 2008 regional elections, running for Mayor of Libertador Municipality.
Fermín founded ''Soluciones para Venezuela'' Party, which participated in
2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election
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in alliance with the
Networks Party.
He ran again in the
2024 presidential election
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References
1950 births
Living people
People from Barinas (state)
Democratic Action (Venezuela) politicians
Mayors of places in Venezuela
Venezuelan sociologists
Members of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly of 1999
Candidates for President of Venezuela
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