Claudio Eloy Fermín Maldonado (born in

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, March 25, 1950) is a

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politician and sociologist. He was deputy minister of youth under

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, and subsequently Mayor of Libertador municipality, Caracas (1989–1993) for

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, 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

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which drafted the new

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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

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in alliance with the Networks Party. He ran again in the

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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 {{Venezuela-mayor-stub