Popular Will Voluntad Popular | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | VP |
| Leader | Leopoldo López (elected)[1] |
| Founded | 5 December 2009 |
| Split from | Primero Justicia |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Unitary Platform |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Colours | Orange |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 277
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| Seats in the Latin American Parliament | 2 / 12
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| Seats in the Mercosur Parliament | 3 / 23
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| Governors | 0 / 23
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| Mayors | 15 / 337
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| Website | |
| www | |
Popular Will (Spanish: Voluntad Popular, abbr. VP) is a political party in Venezuela founded by former Mayor of Chacao, Leopoldo López, who is its national co-ordinator. The party previously held 14 out of 167 seats in the Venezuelan National Assembly, the country's parliament, and is a member of the Democratic Unity Roundtable, the electoral coalition that held a plurality in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2020. The party describes itself as progressive and social-democratic,[2][3][4] and was admitted into the Socialist International in December 2014.[5] The party was formed in reaction to complaints of infringements of individual freedom and human rights on the part of the government of the Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and his successor, Nicolás Maduro. The party attempts to bring together Venezuelans of various backgrounds who consider Chavismo oppressive and authoritarian. Popular Will self-identifies itself as "a pluralist and democratic movement" that is committed to "progress", which it defines as the realization of "the social, economic, political, and human rights of every Venezuelan."[6] The party says its "fundamental pillars" are progress, democracy, and social action.[6]
In 2020, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela suspended the party's directive board, appointing an ad hoc board presided by José Gregorio Noriega.[7]
- ^ "América Latina Supremo de Venezuela solicitó formalmente a España la extradición de Leopoldo López" (in Spanish). Deutsche Welle. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Recognizing Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's Leader Isn't a Coup. It's an Embrace of Democracy". Foreign Policy. February 2024.
- ^ "CP #12: La Socialdemocracia y el Progresismo en Voluntad Popular". ideas.voluntadpopular.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Future Not Bright For Socialists United Of Venezuela". Forbes. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
Guaido, 35, is president of the National Assembly. His equivalent in the U.S. would be Nancy Pelosi. He is a member of the Popular Will party, a centrist, social-democratic party, which means talk of a right-wing coup looking to topple Maduro is a bit far-fetched.
- ^ "Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". www.socialistinternational.org.
- ^ a b "Quienes Somo?". Voluntad Popular. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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