Great Patriotic Pole

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Simón Bolívar Great Patriotic Pole
Gran Polo Patriótico Simón Bolívar
LeaderNicolás Maduro
FounderHugo Chávez
Founded7 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-07)
IdeologyBolivarianism
Chavismo
Marxism
Communism
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing populism
Socialism of the 21st century
Anti-imperialism
Anti-capitalism
Anti-Americanism
Anti-Zionism[1][2][3][4]
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
Colors     Orange, blue, red, yellow
Seats in the National Assembly
253 / 277
Governors of States
19 / 23
Mercosur
18 / 23
Mayors
306 / 337
Website
www.granpolopatriotico.org.ve Edit this at Wikidata

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
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
Increase 55 Diosdado Cabello
2020 4,317,819 (#1) 69.3
253 / 277
Increase 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

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

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ https://www.adl.org/resources/news/taking-aim-jews-officially[bare URL]
  3. ^ "Vilifying Israel, ruining Venezuela: How Nicolas Maduro's regime is spreading anti-Semitism abroad and abusing its power at home". May 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "US State Department: Venezuelan Govt. Pushing Anti-Semitism 'Disguised' as Anti-Zionism". July 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hugo Chavez revives Venezuela election coalition". BBC. October 8, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes overnight". CBC Canada. Associated Press. August 1, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

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