The Popular Revolutionary Alternative (, APR) is a

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n Chavista

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made up of

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and

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critical of the administration of

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. The coalition was created in the leadup to the

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to bring together the political forces that support the

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, as begun by

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, and who also seek to demarcate themselves from governmental policy.

History

Background

The emergence of the Popular Revolutionary Alternative as a coalition coincided with a series of interventions by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice towards some of the left-wing parties in the

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, such as Tupamaro and

Patria Para Todos Fatherland for All (''Patria Para Todos'', PPT) is a leftist political party in Venezuela. It was founded on September 27, 1997 by members of The Radical Cause party led by Pablo Medina, Aristóbulo Istúriz and Alí Rodríguez Araque. In 199 ...

. The

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also denounced surveillance by the

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on their headquarters in

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. The parties that have formed the APR claim that the difficulties the Venezuelan economy is going through are due to the structural crisis of capitalism, intensified by the "economic asphyxiation of

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." The coalition denounces high costs of living, low salaries, and the rampant speculation & corruption in Venezuela currently, as well as opposing the adoption of unpopular measures by the "

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" government that leads the

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. The APR stands for a "revolutionary way out" of the crisis in the country.

2020 parliamentary elections

Within the framework of the 2020 elections to the

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, the Popular Revolutionary Alternative will be using the electoral ticket of the Communist Party of Venezuela, the only ticket which the government has authorized to run legally. During the campaign, various candidates and leaders of the APR have been subject to arrests and death threats.

Coalition parties

References

2020 establishments in Venezuela Communist Party of Venezuela Organizations of the Bolivarian Revolution Political parties established in 2020 Political party alliances in Venezuela Socialist parties in Venezuela {{Venezuela-party-stub

History

Background

2020 parliamentary elections

Coalition parties

See also

References