National Convergence

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National Convergence Convergencia Nacional
File:Convergencia Nacional logo.png
Leader	Juan José Caldera
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Yaracuy
Ideology	Christian democracy Economic liberalism Christian humanism
National affiliation	I am Venezuela
International affiliation	Christian Democrat Organization of America (observer party)
Colours	Yellow, Green, Red
Seats in the Latin American Parliament	0 / 12
Seats in the National Assembly	1 / 165
Governors	0 / 23
Mayors	0 / 337
Politics of Venezuela Political parties Elections

The National Convergence (Spanish: Convergencia Nacional) is a political party in Venezuela.

It was founded in 1993 by former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera, who was a member of Copei and won a second term in the 1993 elections.

From 1995 to 2004 Eduardo Lapi held the Governorship of Yaracuy for the party. The party boycotted the 2005 elections.

List of Presidents

President	Dates in office	Form of entry	Occupation
Rafael Caldera	1994–1999	Direct elections	Lawyer

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Convergencia

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