Great Patriotic Pole
Left-wing Chavista political alliance in Venezuela
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The Simón Bolívar Great Patriotic Pole (Spanish: Gran Polo Patriótico Simón Bolívar, GPPSB[5]) is a left-wing socialist and Chavist electoral alliance/popular front of Venezuelan political parties created in 2012 to support the re-election of Hugo Chávez in the 2012 presidential election.[6]
Members
The GPP is currently composed of the following political parties:
Party | Spanish name | Leader | Ideology | National Assembly | Government |
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United Socialist Party of Venezuela | Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela | Nicolás Maduro as President Diosdado Cabello as Parliamentary Leader | Chavismo Bolivarianism Socialism of the 21st century | 219 / 277 | Majority |
Fatherland for All (section) | Patria Para Todos | — | Democratic socialism Libertarian Marxism | 8 / 277 | |
Tupamaro (section) | Tendencias Unificadas Para Alcanzar el Movimiento de Acción Revolucionaria Organizada | — | Communism Marxism–Leninism Guevarism Foco theory Revolutionary socialism | 7 / 277 | |
For Social Democracy | Por la Democracia Social | Didalco Bolívar | Social democracy | 4 / 277 | |
Republican Bicentennial Vanguard | Vanguardia Bicentenaria Republicana | — | Bolivarianism | 0 / 277 | |
Venezuelan Popular Unity | Unidad Popular Venezolana | — | Anti-imperialism | 2 / 277 | |
Alliance for Change | Alianza para el Cambio | Carlos Vargas | Social democracy | 3 / 277 | |
People's Electoral Movement | Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo | — | Left-wing populism | 3 / 277 | |
Organized Socialist Party in Venezuela | Partido Socialista Organizado en Venezuela | Fernando Lisboa | Democratic socialism | 0 / 277 | |
Movement We Are Venezuela | Movimiento Somos Venezuela | Delcy Rodríguez | Left-wing nationalism | 5 / 277 | |
Networks Party | Partido Redes | Juan Barreto | Chavismo | 0 / 277 | |
Authentic Renewal Organization | Organización Renovadora –Auténtica | — | Christian democracy | 2 / 277 | |
Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents [es] | Corrientes Revolucionarias Venezolanas | Ramsés Colmenares (es) | Communism | 0 / 277 | |
Not members, but politically support the GPP | |||||
Revolutionary Middle Class | Clase Media Revolucionaria | Reinaldo Quijada | Chavismo | 0 / 277 | Not in government |
Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Venezuela | Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista de Venezuela | — | Communism Marxism–Leninism Hoxhaism Anti-Revisionism | 0 / 277 | |
Worker's Party | Partido de los Trabajadores | — | — | 0 / 277 |
Election results
Parliamentary
National Assembly | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/– | Leader |
2015 | 5,625,248 (#2) | 40.9 | 55 / 167 | 55 | Diosdado Cabello |
2020 | 4,317,819 (#1) | 69.3 | 253 / 277 | 198 | Diosdado Cabello |
Presidential
Election year | Name | First Round | Second Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
# of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | ||
2012 | Hugo Chávez | 8,191,132 | 55.1 (#1) | ||
Member of "United Socialist Party of Venezuela" party in coalition. Winner | |||||
2013 | Nicolás Maduro | 7,587,579 | 50.6 (#1) | ||
Member of "United Socialist Party of Venezuela" party in coalition. Winner | |||||
2018 (disputed) | Nicolás Maduro | 6,205,875 | 67.8 (#1) | ||
Member of "United Socialist Party of Venezuela" party in coalition. Winner |
Regional
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote |
---|---|---|
2012 | 4,853,494 (#1) | 56.2 |
2017 | 5,814,903 (#1) | 55.1 |
Municipal
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote |
---|---|---|
2013 | 5,216,522 (#1) | 48.7 |
2017 | 6,517,506 (#1) | 71.3 |
2018 | ~5,519,890 (#1) | 97.3 |
See also
- Democratic Unity Roundtable – the opposing electoral alliance
- Popular Revolutionary Alternative – a breakaway electoral alliance
Notes
a Also includes some centre-left parties and one right-wing party, but is dominated by the left-wing other than on social policies such as abortion and LGBT rights.
References
- ^ https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/minireport-in-venezuela-government-fuels-incendiary-anti-israel-and-anti-semitic-environment-8-4-2014-1.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.adl.org/resources/news/taking-aim-jews-officially[bare URL]
- ^ "Vilifying Israel, ruining Venezuela: How Nicolas Maduro's regime is spreading anti-Semitism abroad and abusing its power at home". May 18, 2016.
- ^ "US State Department: Venezuelan Govt. Pushing Anti-Semitism 'Disguised' as Anti-Zionism". July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Hugo Chavez revives Venezuela election coalition". BBC. October 8, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes overnight". CBC Canada. Associated Press. August 1, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
External links
- granpolopatriotico.org.ve
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(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
- United Venezuela Alliance (2)
- 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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