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Simón Bolívar Great Patriotic Pole Gran Polo Patriótico Simón Bolívar | |
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Abbreviation | GPPSB ; GPP |
Leader | Nicolás Maduro |
Founder | Hugo Chávez |
Founded | 7 October 2011 |
Ideology | Bolivarianism Chavismo Marxism Communism Left-wing nationalism Left-wing populism Socialism of the 21st century Anti-imperialism Anti-capitalism Anti-Americanism |
Political position | Left-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 |
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granpolopatriotico.org.ve (archived) | |
The Simón Bolívar Great Patriotic Pole (Spanish: Gran Polo Patriótico Simón Bolívar, GPPSB[1]), or just the Great Patriotic Pole (Spanish: Gran Polo Patriótico, GPP), is a left-wing socialist and Chavista electoral alliance/popular front of Venezuelan political parties created in 2012 to support the re-election of Hugo Chávez in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
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
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Majority |
Fatherland for All (section) | Patria Para Todos | — | Democratic socialism Libertarian Marxism |
8 / 277
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Tupamaro (section) | Tendencias Unificadas Para Alcanzar el Movimiento de Acción Revolucionaria Organizada | — | Communism Marxism–Leninism Guevarism Foco theory Revolutionary socialism |
7 / 277
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For Social Democracy | Por la Democracia Social | Didalco Bolívar | Social democracy | 4 / 277
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Republican Bicentennial Vanguard | Vanguardia Bicentenaria Republicana | — | Bolivarianism | 0 / 277
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Venezuelan Popular Unity | Unidad Popular Venezolana | — | Anti-imperialism | 2 / 277
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Alliance for Change | Alianza para el Cambio | Carlos Vargas | Social democracy | 3 / 277
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People's Electoral Movement | Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo | — | Left-wing populism | 3 / 277
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Organized Socialist Party in Venezuela | Partido Socialista Organizado en Venezuela | Fernando Lisboa | Democratic socialism | 0 / 277
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Movement We Are Venezuela | Movimiento Somos Venezuela | Delcy Rodríguez | Left-wing nationalism | 5 / 277
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Networks Party | Partido Redes | Juan Barreto | Chavismo | 0 / 277
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Authentic Renewal Organization | Organización Renovadora –Auténtica | — | Christian democracy | 2 / 277
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Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents | Corrientes Revolucionarias Venezolanas | Ramsés Colmenares (es) | Communism | 0 / 277
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Not members, but politically support the GPP | |||||
Revolutionary Middle Class | Clase Media Revolucionaria | Reinaldo Quijada | Chavismo | 0 / 277
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Not in government |
Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Venezuela | Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista de Venezuela | — | Communism Marxism–Leninism Hoxhaism Anti-Revisionism |
0 / 277
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Worker's Party | Partido de los Trabajadores | — | — | 0 / 277
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Election results
Parliamentary
National Assembly | |||||
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Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Leader |
2015 | 5,625,248 (#2) | 40.9 | 55 / 167
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Diosdado Cabello |
2020 | 4,317,819 (#1) | 69.3 | 253 / 277
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Diosdado Cabello |
Presidential
Election year | Name | First Round | Second Round | ||
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# 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 | |||||
2024 | Nicolás Maduro | ||||
Member of "United Socialist Party of Venezuela" party in coalition. Winner |
Regional
Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
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2012 | 4,853,494 (#1) | 56.2 |
2017 | 5,814,903 (#1) | 55.1 |
Municipal
Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
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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
- ^ "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
Categories:
- 2011 establishments in Venezuela
- Anti-Zionism in South America
- Far-left politics in Venezuela
- Hugo Chávez
- Left-wing political party alliances
- Organizations of the Bolivarian Revolution
- Political parties established in 2011
- Political party alliances in Venezuela
- Politics of Venezuela
- Popular fronts
- Socialist parties in Venezuela
- United fronts