Communist Party of Venezuela

Communist Party of Venezuela
Partido Comunista de Venezuela
AbbreviationPCV
General SecretaryÓscar Figuera
Founded5 March 1931; 93 years ago (1931-03-05)
HeadquartersCalle Jesús Faría, Parroquia San Juan, Caracas
NewspaperPopular Tribune [es]
Youth wingCommunist Youth of Venezuela [es]
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationPopular Revolutionary Alternative
Regional affiliationSão Paulo Forum
International affiliation
ColorsRed and yellow
Slogan"Socialism is still the hope of the people!"
(¡El socialismo sigue siendo la esperanza de los pueblos!)
Anthem"The Internationale"
(La Internacional)
National Assembly
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Governors of States of Venezuela
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Mayors
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Website
www.pcv-venezuela.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Communist Party of Venezuela (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Venezuela, PCV) is a communist party in Venezuela. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest active political party in Venezuela, and was the country's main leftist party until it fractured into rival factions in 1971. The PCV currently opposes the government of Nicolás Maduro.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Communist Party of Venezuela breaks with Maduro". www.ex-ante.cl (in Spanish). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "The Venezuelan communist who became a staunch opponent of Maduro". Portafolio.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2022.