List of political parties in Venezuela

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. Its position was continued by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (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.

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Alliances[]

	Abbr.	Parties	Ideology	Deputies
Great Patriotic Pole Gran Polo Patriótico	GPPSB	List of parties United Socialist Party of Venezuela Fatherland for All Tupamaro Movement We Are Venezuela For Social Democracy Alliance for Change People's Electoral Movement Authentic Renewal Organization Venezuelan Popular Unity	Anti-imperialism Bolivarianism Chavismo	253 / 277
Democratic Alliance Alianza Democrática	AD	List of parties Democratic Action Progressive Advance [es] Esperanza por El Cambio Copei Cambiemos Movimiento Ciudadano	Progressivism Social democracy Social liberalism	20 / 277
Popular Revolutionary Alternative Alianza Democrática	APR	List of parties Communist Party of Venezuela	Anti-imperialism Bolivarianism Chavismo	1 / 277
Democratic Unity Roundtable Mesa de la Unidad Democrática	MUD	List of parties Justice First A New Era Popular Will Radical Cause [es] Project Venezuela [es] Fearless People's Alliance [es] National Convergence Moverse Ecological Movement of Venezuela	Anti-Chavism Progressivism Economic liberalism	0 / 277 (boycotted)

Major parties[]

	Abbr.	Ideology	Deputies
United Socialist Party of Venezuela Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela	PSUV	Anti-imperialism Anti-capitalism Bolivarianism	222 / 277
Democratic Action Acción Democrática	AD	Social democracy Venezuelan nationalism	8 / 277
Fatherland for All Patria para Todos	PPT	Democratic socialism Libertarian Marxism	8 / 277
Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro	MRT	Communism Marxism–Leninism	7 / 277
Movement We Are Venezuela Movimiento Somos Venezuela	MSV	Chavismo Socialism	5 / 277
For Social Democracy Por la Democracia Social	PODEMOS	Social democracy Democratic socialism	5 / 277
Hope for Change Esperanza por el Cambio	El Cambio	Christian democracy	4 / 277
Alliance for Change Alianza para el Cambio	APC	Social democracy Democratic socialism	3 / 277
People's Electoral Movement Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo	MEP	Socialism Left-wing nationalism	3 / 277
Copei	Copei	Christian democracy Catholic social teaching	3 / 277
Venezuelan Popular Unity Unidad Popular Venezolana	UPV	Bolivarianism Communism	2 / 277
Progressive Advance Avanzada Progresista	AP	Social democracy Progressivism	2 / 277
[es] Primero Venezuela	PV	Humanism Progressivism	2 / 277
Authentic Renewal Organization Organización Renovadora Auténtica	ORA	Christian conservatism	1 / 277
Let's Change - Citizen's Movement Cambiemos Movimiento Ciudadano	CMC	Pluralism Progressivism	1 / 277
Communist Party of Venezuela Partido Comunista de Venezuela	PCV	Communism	1 / 277
Justice First Primero Justicia	PJ	Radical centrism	0 / 277
A New Era Un Nuevo Tiempo	UNT	Keynesianism	0 / 277
Popular Will Voluntad Popular	VP	Big tent	0 / 277
The Radical Cause La Causa Radical	LCR	Radicalism	0 / 277
Progressive Movement of Venezuela (es) Movimiento Progresista de Venezuela	MPV	Democratic socialism	0 / 277
Project Venezuela Proyecto Venezuela	ProVen	Christian democracy	0 / 277
Clear Accounts (es) Cuentas Claras	CC	Reformism	0 / 277
Fearless People's Alliance Alianza Bravo Pueblo	ABP	Social democracy	0 / 277
Come Venezuela Vente Venezuela	VV	Classical liberalism	0 / 277
Emergent People (es) Gente Emergente	GE	Christian humanism	0 / 277
Republican Bicentennial Vanguard Vanguardia Bicentenaria Republicana	VBR	Bolivarianism	0 / 277

Other parties[]

Parties with no representation in the National Assembly but recent electoral activity:

Esperanza por El Cambio "(EL CAMBIO)"
National Force "(Fuerza Nacional)"
(Organización Renovadora Autentica)
Democratic Republican Union (Union Republicana Democrática)
Democratic Unity (Unión Democrática)
Ecological Movement of Venezuela (Movimiento Ecológico de Venezuela)
(Fuerza de la Gente)
For Social Democracy (Por la Democracia Social)
(Electores Libres)
(Vamos Adelante)
(Independientes por la Comunidad Nacional)
Independent Electoral Political Organization Committee Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente
(Poder Laboral)
Lapy
(Fuerza Liberal)
Movement for a Responsible, Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Venezuela (Movimiento por una Venezuela Responsable, Sostenible y Emprendedora)
Movement for Socialism (Movimiento al Socialismo)
(Movimiento de Conciencia de País)
National Convergence Convergencia Nacional
(Movimiento de Integridad Nacional)
(Pensamiento Nacional)
(Redes de Respuestas de Cambios Comunitarios)
(Nuevo Camino Revolucionario)
(Nuevo Orden Social)
(Juventud Organizada de Venezuela)
(Unidad Patriótica Comunitaria)
People's Electoral Movement (Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo)
Popular Force (Fuerza Popular)
(Vanguardia Popular)
Red Flag Party (Partido Bandera Roja)
(Unidad Democracia Renovadora)
Revolutionary Middle Class (Clase Media Revolucionaria)
(Partido Revolucionario del Trabajo)
(Partido Socialismo y Libertad)
(Solidaridad)
(Solución)
(La Fuerza del Cambio)
Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro (Tendencias Unificadas para Alcanzar el Movimiento de Acción Revolución)
(Partido Demócrata Unidos por la Paz y la Democracia)
(Unidos para Venezuela)
(Movimiento Liberal Pueblo Unido)
(Venezuela de Primera)
(Unidad Visión Venezuela)
Venezuelan Popular Unity (Unidad Popular Venezolana)
(Corrientes Revolucionarias Venezolanas)
(Movimiento Republicano)
(Unidad Nosotros Organizados Elegimos)

Regional parties[]

Major regional parties:

(Movimiento Independiente Respuesta Alternativa)
(Nuevo Rumbo de Amazonas)
(Movimiento Indígena Autónomo del Zulia)
(Proyecto Carabobo)
(Revolución Eficiente)
(Alianza Social Independiente de Sucre)
(Movimiento Emergente Regional Independiente)
National Council of Venezuelan Indians (Consejo Nacional Indio de Venezuela)
(Vargas de Primera)
- MRA (Movimiento Regional de Avanzada)
(Fuerza de Vanguardia Republicana)
(Partido de Alianza Social Revolucionaria)
United Multiethnic Peoples of the Amazonas (Pueblos Unidos Multiétnicos de Amazonas)
(Movimiento Unido de Pueblos Indígenas)
(Lo Alcanzado por Yaracuy)

Defunct parties[]

Parties with no legal status and parties with no recent electoral activity:

(Partido Indepeniente Electoral De Repuesta Avanzada)
(Araguaney Movimiento Electoral)
(Constructores de un Pais)
(Resistencia Civil)
(Respuesta de Cambio Comunitario)
(Organizacion Nacional Democratica Activa)
(Imagen Democratica)
(Accion Agropecuaria)
(Por Querer a la Ciudad)
(Por Querer a Venezuela)
(Organización Nacional Independiente)
(Independientes Por Venezuela)
(Independiente Con Vision De Futuro)
Internationalism (Internacionalismo)
(Rompamos Cadenas)
(Encuentro Nacional)
(Movimiento Sentir Nacional)
(Movimiento Nacional Independiente)
New Order (Nuevo Orden)
(Grupo Nacional Socialista de Liberacion Pro-Venezuela)
(Movimiento de Concentracion Gente Nueva)
(Apertura)
(Partido de la Revolución Venezolana)
(Partido Pirata de Venezuela)
(Alianza Popular)
(Partido Popular Independiente)
(Renace)
(Hijos de la Patria)
(La Llama de Venezuela)
(Venezuela Somos Todos)

Historical parties[]

Great Liberal Party of Venezuela (Gran Partido Liberal de Venezuela) (1840-1899)
Venezuelan Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Venezolano) (1943-1945)
National Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Nacional)
Progressive Republican Party (Partido Republicano Progresista) (1936)
Venezuelan Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Venezolano) (1926-1931)
Revolutionary Left Movement (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria) (1960-1988)
Merged into United Socialist Party of Venezuela:
- Fifth Republic Movement (Movimiento V República) (1997-2007)
- Venezuelan People's Union (Unión Popular Venezolana)
- Socialist League (Liga Socialista) (1973-2007)
- (Movimiento por la Democracia Directa)
- (Partido Unión)
- (Movimiento Civico Militante)
- (Fuerzas de Acciones de Coordinación de Base)
Merged into Fearless People's Alliance:
- (Vision Emergente)
Merged into Alternative Popular Directory:
- (Movimiento Laborista)
- (Solidaridad Independiente)
Merged into A New Era:
- (Un Solo Pueblo)
- (Izquierda Democratica)
- (Polo Democratico)

External links[]

2006 Venezuelan presidential elections ballot

v t Political parties in Venezuela
National Assembly (277 seats)	Great Patriotic Pole (253) United Socialist Party of Venezuela 219 Fatherland for All 8 Tupamaro 7 We Are Venezuela Movement 5 PODEMOS 4 Alliance for Change 3 People's Electoral Movement 3 Authentic Renewal Organization 2 Venezuelan Popular Unity 2 Democratic Alliance (18) Democratic Action 11 Progressive Advance 3 Hope for Change 3 Copei 1 (2) 2 Popular Revolutionary Alternative (1) Communist Party of Venezuela 1
Extra-parliamentary	Agreement for Change Movement for Socialism Democratic Republican Union Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Venezuela Red Flag Party Ecological Movement of Venezuela National Council of Venezuelan Indians National Convergence Citizen Force (es) Cambiemos Movimiento Ciudadano Justice First A New Era Popular Will Radical Cause Progressive Movement of Venezuela (es) Clear Accounts (es) Project Venezuela Come Venezuela Fearless People's Alliance Emergent People (es) Republican Bicentennial Vanguard Humanist Popular Front
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