Finance:Vente Venezuela

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Vente Venezuela
LeaderMaría Corina Machado
National coordinatorHenry Alviarez
Founded24 May 2012
HeadquartersCaracas, Venezuela
Youth wingYoung Vente
IdeologyLiberalism
Economic liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Political positionRight-wing[A] - Far-right
National affiliationI am Venezuela
Regional affiliationLiberal Network for Latin America
International affiliationLiberal International (observer)
IFLRY (youth wing membership)
Colors     Blue
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 277
Website
www.ventevenezuela.org
^ A: Vente Venezuela self-identifies as centrist and liberal. The party has been described as centre-right,[1] mainly for its economic policy and moderate stances on certain sociocultural issues.[2] It has also been described as right-wing[3] and far-right.[4][5]

Vente Venezuela for 'Come Venezuela' is a liberal political movement in Venezuela headquartered in the city of Caracas. It has no parliamentary representation in the National Assembly. Its registration as a political party has not been granted by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

History

Vente Venezuela was founded on 24 May 2012 as a liberal party, sitting generally on the centre-right of the political spectrum with some right-wing factions.[6][7] The CNE did not grant its registration as a political party.[8] It is affiliated with I am Venezuela,[9] is a member of the Liberal Network for Latin America,[10] and is an observer of the Liberal International.[11] Its youth wing is a member of the International Federation of Liberal Youth.[12] In the aftermath of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election held on 28 July 2024, Vente Venezuela's offices were raided and vandalized by masked individuals.[13][14]

Political ideology and position

According to Vente Venezuela, the group "appeals to republican and democratic values" and "breaks from the traditional left - right argument".[15] It describes itself as centrist and liberal.[2][16] Analysts have variously described the party as centre-right,[1][17] right-wing,[3] and far-right,[4][18][5] with the party's ideologies consisting of classical liberalism,[19] progressive conservatism,[2][20][21] cultural liberalism,[2][22] liberal feminism,[23] and economic liberalism.[8]

According to university professor and political party expert Leonardo Morales, the "popular capitalism" exposed by Vente Venezuela under the leadership of María Corina Machado has its roots in Margaret Thatcher's politics.[8] Morales said that Vente Venezuela "aims to be liberal and democratic; it seeks to make citizens shareholders of industries through the market. The point is that they should be informed about which industries, because in a deindustrialized country like ours, workers will be the ones to join."[8] He argued that the party was trying to place itself on the political right and chose the "popular" label to reflect the country's reality, stating: "It's a disguised way to avoid the idea that they are capitalists, which reveals a lack of confidence in what they want to say."[8] Similarly, Pedro Luis Pedrosa, a specialist in electoral campaigns and political communications, argued: "A centrist liberal party that fears left-wing voters and therefore doesn't declare itself right-wing to avoid being distracted ends up being nothing because in politics those who convince, not those who deceive, win."[8] In contrast to the view that Hugo Chávez was the president of the poor, Machado argued that "being rich is a good thing".[8]

Vente Venezuela is in a "political, ideological, and social" alliance and partnership with the Likud Party of Israel.[24]

See also

  • List of political parties in Venezuela
  • Venezuelan opposition

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Venezuela needs support of democratic countries to fight 'criminal state,' says political opponent of Maduro". CBC News. 31 January 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-january-31-2019-1.4999091/venezuela-needs-support-of-democratic-countries-to-fight-criminal-state-says-political-opponent-of-maduro-1.5000092. "Machado, a former member of Venezuela's National Assembly and leader of the centre-right Vente Venezuela party, argues Venezuelans are united in their desire for political change." 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "María Corina Machado se pronunció a favor del matrimonio igualitario, la marihuana medicinal y el aborto en caso de violación" (in es). Infobae. 6 March 2023. https://www.infobae.com/venezuela/2023/03/06/maria-corina-machado-se-pronuncio-a-favor-del-matrimonio-igualitario-la-marihuana-medicinal-y-el-aborto-en-caso-de-violacion/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Puricelli, Gabriel (5 August 2025). "¿Qué está pasando en Venezuela?" (in es). https://www.eldiplo.org/notas-web/que-esta-pasando-en-venezuela/. "En 2018, las diferencias que hicieron estallar la Mesa de Unidad Democrática (MUD) abarcaban un espectro que iba desde aprovechar todos los espacios legales, como aún propugna Avanzada Progresista (AP, centroizquierda), o buscar la fractura militar o la invasión extranjera, como sostiene Vente Venezuela (derecha dura)." 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Azzellini, Dario (23 December 2019). "Venezuela's Oil Wealth and Social Transformation" (in en). Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1764. ISBN 978-0-19-022863-7. https://oxfordre.com/politics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1764. Retrieved 2024-01-08. "On the extreme right there is Soy Venezuela, with the party Vente Venezuela of María Corina Machado." 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Miranda, Rafael (3 June 2017). "¿Que ha Sido de las democracias de la segunda ola? Estudio histórico comparado entre Costa Rica, Colombia y Venezuela". Ciencia Política (Mérida, Venezuela: University of the Andes) 12 (24): 281–304. doi:10.15446/cp.v12n24.65248. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cienciapol/article/download/65248/66230. Retrieved 25 October 2025. "En la actualidad se ha configurado un sistema político bipolar centrifugo, siendo los dos lados de la fractura el chavismo y el anti chavismo, en el primer polo se encuentra el Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) de extrema izquierda, antiliberal y autoritario, y el segundo polo tiene como principal autor la coalición llamada la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) donde se encuentran partidos moderados como el tradicional AD hasta partidos de extrema derecha como el Partido Vente Venezuela y el Partido Voluntad Popular, pasando por nuevos partidos que han logrado tener un alcance nacional como el Partido Primero Justicia.". 
  6. ↑ Norman, Kajsa, ed (2017). A Hero's Curse: The Perpetual Liberation of Venezuela. Hurst. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-84904-916-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=zCwpDwAAQBAJ. Retrieved 25 October 2025. "María Corina Machado and members of her liberal political movement Vente Venezuela are driving the 120-kilometer route west of Caracas to Maracay, capital of Aragua province." 
  7. ↑ Santaeulalia, Inés; Moleiro, Alonso (1 October 2023). "María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan Margaret Thatcher". El País. https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-10-01/maria-corina-machado-the-venezuelan-margaret-thatcher.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Piñero, Jesús (23 October 2023). "María Corina Machado, la dama de acero" (in es). https://elestimulo.com/climax/perfil/2023-10-23/maria-corina-machado-la-dama-de-acero/Originally published 19 November 2018. 
  9. ↑ "Soy Venezuela: una nueva coalición opositora diferente a la MUD" (in es). El Nacional. 18 September 2017. http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/politica/soy-venezuela-una-nueva-coalicion-opositora-diferente-mud_204238. 
  10. ↑ "RELIAL Red Liberal de America Latina" (in es). https://relial.org/sitio/miembros-de-la-red. 
  11. ↑ "Regions". Liberal International. 2023. https://liberal-international.org/members/vente-venezuela/. 
  12. ↑ "Our Members". International Federation of Liberal Youth. 2016. https://www.iflry.com/our-members/. 
  13. ↑ Pessoa, Gabriela Sá; Castillo, E. Eduardo; Goodman, Joshua; Garcia Cano, Regina (1 August 2024). "Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition leader's headquarters as post-election tensions mount". Associated Press News. https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-election-brazil-mexico-colombia-diplomacy-fa5780b54ffd166b4e20513d5b457512. 
  14. ↑ "Seis encapuchados asaltaron las oficinas del partido de la líder opositora María Corina Machado en Caracas" (in es). Infobae. 2 August 2024. https://www.infobae.com/venezuela/2024/08/02/seis-encapuchados-asaltaron-las-oficinas-del-partido-de-la-lider-opositora-maria-corina-machado-en-caracas/. 
  15. ↑ "Nuestros ideales" (in es). 2 June 2014. http://www.ventevenezuela.org/nuestros-ideales-2/. 
  16. ↑ Bastidas, Gabriel (29 May 2023). "María Corina Machado explicó que su propuesta de gobierno es de 'centro liberal'" (in es). https://monitoreamos.com/elecciones/primarias/maria-corina-machado-explico-que-su-propuesta-de-gobierno-es-de-centro-liberal/. 
  17. ↑ "Venezuelan party thanks Israel for recognition, urges Jews to return to country". The Times of Israel. 29 January 2019. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/venezuelan-party-thanks-israel-for-recognition-urges-jews-to-return-to-country/. 
  18. ↑ Ortega, Sebastián (19 October 2021). "Lula vuelve" (in es). https://www.revistaanfibia.com/lula-vuelve/. 
  19. ↑ "Nosotros" (in es). 11 July 2016. https://www.ventevenezuela.org/nosotros/. 
  20. ↑ Tedesco, Lucía (14 March 2023). "Precandidata a Presidenta de Venezuela Apoya el Matrimonio Igualitario, el Cannabis Medicinal y el Aborto" (in es). https://elplanteo.com/venezuela-cannabis-medicinal-machado/. 
  21. ↑ Delgado, Franklin (6 March 2023). "¡María Corina se soló el moño! Está a favor del matrimonio gay, la marihuana y el aborto" (in es). https://impactovenezuela.com/maria-corina-se-solto-el-mono-esta-a-favor-del-matrimonio-gay-la-marihuana-y-el-aborto/. 
  22. ↑ Aragüeño, El (7 March 2023). "María Corina Machado se pronunció sobre temas progresistas en Venezuela" (in es). https://elaragueno.com.ve/maria-corina-machado-se-pronuncio-sobre-temas-progresistas-en-venezuela/. 
  23. ↑ Kozak Rovero, Gisela (29 August 2023). ""Mi meta es recuperar la democracia en Venezuela". Entrevista a María Corina Machado". https://letraslibres.com/entrevistas/gisela-kozak-maria-corina-machado/. 
  24. ↑ "Inter-Party Agreement Likud Vente". 21 July 2020. https://www.ventevenezuela.org/wp-inter/uploads/2020/07/Inter-Party-Agreement-Likud-Vente-Signed.pdf. 

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