This article lists political parties in Venezuela.
Historically,
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 th ...
has had
two major parties, along with numerous other minor
parties
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. That system imploded at the
1998 elections into a
multi-party system
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. In the 2005 parliamentary elections, the
Fifth Republic Movement
The Fifth Republic Movement (Spanish: ''Movimiento V uintaRepública'', MVR) was a socialist political party in Venezuela. It was founded in July 1997, following a national congress of the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200, to support the ca ...
emerged as a
dominant party. Its position was continued by 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 ...
(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
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
but recent electoral activity:
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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 Javi ...
''(EL CAMBIO)''
*National Force ''(Fuerza Nacional)''
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Authentic Renewing Organization ''(Organización Renovadora Autentica)''
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Democratic Republican Union ''(Union Republicana Democrática)''
*Democratic Unity ''(Unión Democrática)''
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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 affil ...
''(Movimiento Ecológico de Venezuela)''
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Force of the People ''(Fuerza de la Gente)''
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For Social Democracy ''(Por la Democracia Social)''
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Free Electors ''(Electores Libres)''
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Going Forward ''(Vamos Adelante)''
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Independents for the National Community
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independen ...
''(Independientes por la Comunidad Nacional)''
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Independent Electoral Political Organization Committee ''(Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente)''
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Labour Power
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''(Poder Laboral)''
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Liberal Force ''(Fuerza Liberal)''
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Movement for a Responsible, Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Venezuela ''(Movimiento por una Venezuela Responsable, Sostenible y Emprendedora)''
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Movement for Socialism ''(Movimiento al Socialismo)''
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Movement of the Conscience of the Country
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Common uses
* Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece
* Motion, commonly referred to as movement
Arts, entertainment, and media
Literature
* Movement (short story), "Movement" (short story), a ...
''(Movimiento de Conciencia de País)''
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National Convergence ''(Convergencia Nacional)''
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National Integrity Unity Movement ''(Movimiento de Integridad Nacional)''
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National Thought
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Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
''(Pensamiento Nacional)''
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Networks of Responses of Communitary Changes ''(Redes de Respuestas de Cambios Comunitarios)''
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New Revolutionary Way ''(Nuevo Camino Revolucionario)''
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New Social Order
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
''(Nuevo Orden Social)''
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Organized Youth of Venezuela ''(Juventud Organizada de Venezuela)''
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Patriotic Community Unity ''(Unidad Patriótica Comunitaria)''
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People's Electoral Movement ''(Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo)''
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Popular Force ''(Fuerza Popular)''
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Popular Vanguard
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Popular may also refer to:
In sociology
* Popular culture
* Popular fiction
* Popular music
* Popular science
* Populace, the total ...
''(Vanguardia Popular)''
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Red Flag Party ''(Partido Bandera Roja)''
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Renovative Democracy Unity ''(Unidad Democracia Renovadora)''
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Revolutionary Middle Class ''(Clase Media Revolucionaria)''
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Revolutionary Party of Work ''(Partido Revolucionario del Trabajo)''
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Socialism and Liberty Party
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The party leader is Juliano Medeiros and the federal deputies I ...
''(Partido Socialismo y Libertad)''
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Solidarity ''(Solidaridad)''
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Solution ''(Solución)''
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The Force Of Change ''(La Fuerza del Cambio)''
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Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro ''(Tendencias Unificadas para Alcanzar el Movimiento de Acción Revolución)''
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United for Peace and Democracy Democratic Party
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...
''(Partido Demócrata Unidos por la Paz y la Democracia)''
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United for Venezuela ''(Unidos para Venezuela)''
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United People Liberal Movement ''(Movimiento Liberal Pueblo Unido)''
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Venezuela First-class
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''(Venezuela de Primera)''
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Venezuela Vision Unity ''(Unidad Visión Venezuela)''
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Venezuelan Popular Unity ''(Unidad Popular Venezolana)''
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Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents ''(Corrientes Revolucionarias Venezolanas)''
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Republican Movement ''(Movimiento Republicano)''
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We Organized Choose Unity ''(Unidad Nosotros Organizados Elegimos)''
Regional parties
Major regional parties:
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Alternative Response Independent Movement
Alternative or alternate may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Alternative (Kamen Rider), Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* The Alternative (film), ''The Alternative'' (film), a 19 ...
''(Movimiento Independiente Respuesta Alternativa)''
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Amazonas's New Route ''(Nuevo Rumbo de Amazonas)''
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Autonomous Indigenous Movement of Zulia
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''(Movimiento Indígena Autónomo del Zulia)''
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Carabobo Proyect
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''(Proyecto Carabobo)''
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Efficient Revolution ''(Revolución Eficiente)''
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FIOOP
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Independent Social Alliance of Sucre ''(Alianza Social Independiente de Sucre)''
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Independent Regional Emergent Movement
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independen ...
''(Movimiento Emergente Regional Independiente)''
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National Council of Venezuelan Indians ''(Consejo Nacional Indio de Venezuela)''
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Vargas's First ''(Vargas de Primera)''
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Regional Advance Movement - MRA (Movimiento Regional de Avanzada)
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Republican Vanguard Force
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
''(Fuerza de Vanguardia Republicana)''
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Revolutionary Social Alliance Party
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''(Partido de Alianza Social Revolucionaria)''
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