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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.
Background to the current political landscapes is the development of democracy in Venezuela during the twentieth century, in which Democratic Action (AD x or Acción Democrática in Spanish, founded in 1941) and its predecessors played an important role in the early years.
Far-left political parties in Venezuela (1 C, 3 P) Far-right political parties in Venezuela (2 P) I. Intervened political parties in Venezuela (15 P) L.
Rosales, who heads one of the four largest opposition parties in Venezuela, managed to register his candidacy on Monday although his party had been backing Machado, who received more than 92% of ...
Venezuela was going through economic problems: although the price of oil had tripled since Chávez's arrival, the economy had sunk 7%, unemployment had increased, and foreign investors had moved away from the country. [32] However, in spite of these problems and with the traditional political parties weakened, Chavez's reelection was imminent. [31]
Since then, a range of newer parties (such as A New Era and Justice First) have been more prominent in opposition to Chávez than the traditional main parties Democratic Action and COPEI. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela ( Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela , PSUV) was created in 2007, uniting a number of smaller parties supporting ...
Venezuelan lawmakers from small opposition parties on Friday said Juan Guaido should continue as head of congress in 2020, waiving their option to lead the legislature under an informal agreement ...
Twenty-seven political parties signed the agreement, including the four largest opposition parties Popular Will, Justice First, Democratic Action and A New Era. [3] [4] [5] The parties that signed the document were: Acción Democrática, Alianza del Lápiz, Aprisal, Bandera Roja, Camina, Copei.