Copei
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Copei | |
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| President | Roberto Enriquez |
| General secretary | Jesús Alberto Barrios |
| Founder | Rafael Caldera |
| Founded | January 13, 1946 |
| Headquarters | Avenida La Gloria, El Bosque, Caracas |
| Youth wing | Juventud Demócrata Cristiana |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Democratic Unity Roundtable |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
| Colors | Green |
| National Assembly | 1 / 165 |
| States' Governors | 0 / 23 |
| Mayors | 15 / 337 |
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COPEI, also called Social Christian Party (Spanish: Partido Socialcristiano) or Green Party (Spanish: Partido Verde), is a Christian democratic party in Venezuela. The acronym stands for Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente ("Independent Political Electoral Organization Committee"), but this provisional full name has fallen out of use.[1]
It was founded on January 13, 1946, by Rafael Caldera, who later served as president under the party's banner.[1] Copei and Democratic Action dominated Venezuelan politics from 1958 to 1993. The only other Copei member to become president of Venezuela was Luis Herrera Campins, between 1979 and 1983. The party's leaders were Lorenzo Fernández, Eduardo Fernández and Oswaldo Álvarez Paz.
In the 2000 legislative elections the party won five of 165 seats in the National Assembly; four additional seats were won by an alliance with Democratic Action. In the 2005 legislative elections Copei staged an electoral boycott and so did not win any seats in the National Assembly. In the 2010 parliamentary election, Copei was part of the broad oppositional Coalition for Democratic Unity and won eight of the 165 seats.
Venezuelan Presidents by COPEI
| President | Dates in office | Form of entry | Occupation |
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| Rafael Caldera | 1969–1974 | Direct elections | Lawyer |
| Luis Herrera Campins | 1979–1984 | Direct elections | Lawyer |
National leaders of COPEI
- Pedro del Corral
- Roberto Enríquez
- Oswaldo Alvarez Paz
- Robert Garcia
- Rogelio Diaz
- Omar Al Atrache
- Jesus Alberto Barrios
- Jesús Rondón Nucete
- Franklyn Duarte
- Eduardo Fernández
- Virginia Vivas
- Pedro Pablo Aguilar
- Ramón Guillermo Aveledo
- José Alberto Zambrano
- César Pérez Vivas
- Pedro Pablo Fernandez
- Enrique Mendoza
- Miguel Salazar
- Antonio Oliveros
- Lorenzo Fernández
- Manuel Gonzalez
- Maria Bello de Guzman
References
- ^ a b Crisp, Brian F.; Levine, Daniel H.; Molina, Jose E. (2003), "The Rise and Decline of COPEI in Venezuela", Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regime Conflicts, Stanford University Press, p. 275, ISBN 9780804745987
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