Unitary Platform

Democratic Unitary Platform

Plataforma Unitaria Democrática
Democratic Unitary Platform Plataforma Unitaria Democrática
Abbreviation	PUD or PU ;; Unidad
Leader	María Corina Machado
Secretary-General	José Luis Cartaya
Spokesperson	Omar Barboza
Founded	21 April 2021
Preceded by	Democratic Unity Roundtable
Ideology	Anti-Chavismo; Liberal democracy;
Political position	Big tent
National Assembly	0 / 277
Latin American Parliament	0 / 12
Mercosur Parliament	0 / 23
Governors	3 / 23
Mayor	62 / 335
State legislatures	50 / 253
	Politics of Venezuela; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Unitary Platform (Spanish: Plataforma Unitaria Democrática; PUD), or just the Unitary Platform (Spanish: Plataforma Unitaria; PU), is a Venezuelan opposition political alliance made up of civil society, trade unions, retired military personnel, political parties, and deputies of the 2016–2021 National Assembly.

History

On April 21, 2021, Juan Guaidó presented a document on a new opposition alliance called the Unitary Platform, which integrates civil society, trade unions, retired military personnel, political parties and deputies of the National Assembly elected for the period 2016-2021 with more inclusive and comprehensive features.^[1] At the end of June 2021, the National Electoral Council (CNE) rehabilitated the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) as a national political party in order to participate in 2021 regional elections.^[2]^[3] On August 31, 2021, the MUD rejoined the Venezuelan electoral landscape with the support of the Unitary Platform, but with the use of the MUD card and the coalition is rehabilitated by the CNE and the political parties belonging to the FAVL with the intention of participating in the regionals on November 21.^[4]^[5]

Members

The following parties are part of the Unitary Platform:

		Ideology	Position	Leader	National Assembly
AD	Democratic Action^[a] Acción Democrática	Social democracy Venezuelan nationalism	Centre-left	Henry Ramos Allup^[a]	11 / 277
COPEI	Independent Political Electoral Organization Committee^[b] Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente	Christian democracy Catholic social teaching Christian humanism Social conservatism Subsidiarity	Centre to centre-right	Roberto Enriquez^[b]	0 / 277
UNT	A New Era Un Nuevo Tiempo	Social democracy Reformism Progressivism	Centre-left	Manuel Rosales	0 / 277
VP	Popular Will Voluntad Popular	Social democracy Progressivism	Centre-left	Leopoldo López	0 / 277
PJ	Justice First Primero Justicia	Big tent Humanism Conservatism	Centre-right	Tomás Guanipa	0 / 277
MPV	Movement for Venezuela Movimiento por Venezuela	Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism Latin American integration	Centre-left	Simón Calzadilla	0 / 277
Convergencia	National Convergence Convergencia Nacional	Social conservatism Christian democracy Social market economy Christian humanism	Centre-right	Juan José Caldera	0 / 277
EC	Citizen Encounter Encuentro Ciudadano	Social liberalism	Centre-right	Delsa Solórzano	0 / 277
La Causa Я	Radical Cause La Causa Radical	Radical democracy Democratic socialism Labourism Radicalism	Centre-left	Andrés Velásquez	0 / 277
PRVZL	Project Venezuela Proyecto Venezuela	Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Social conservatism	Centre-right	Henrique Salas Römer Henrique Salas Feo	0 / 277

Notes

^ ^a ^b Faction of the party, led by Henry Ramos Allup
^ ^a ^b Faction of the party, led by Roberto Enriquez

References

^ «40 partidos políticos regionales y nacionales, diputados que habían sido electos para el período que terminó en enero de 2021, el Frente Amplio y la denominada Conferencia Ciudadana que reúne a gremios, sindicatos, productores y militares retirados, suscribieron un manifiesto que marca el arranque de la alianza» "Oposición liderada por Juan Guaidó presentó nueva plataforma unitaria". Crónica Uno. 21 April 2021.
^ "CNE rehabilita tarjeta de la MUD y la deja en manos de las autoridades originales de la coalición". Crónica Uno (in Spanish). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
^ « El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela habilitó este martes a la coalición opositora Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD),» "Guaidó ve vacía la promesa de Maduro de quitar las autoridades regionales paralelas". EFE agencia. 29 June 2021.
^ "En 5 puntos: Plataforma Unitaria anuncia su participación en las regionales con la tarjeta de la MUD". Runrun (in Spanish). 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
^ "Plataforma Unitaria anuncia que participará en las elecciones del 21-N". El Universal (in Spanish). 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[a-6] Faction of the party, led by Henry Ramos Allup

[b-7] Faction of the party, led by Roberto Enriquez

[1] «40 partidos políticos regionales y nacionales, diputados que habían sido electos para el período que terminó en enero de 2021, el Frente Amplio y la denominada Conferencia Ciudadana que reúne a gremios, sindicatos, productores y militares retirados, suscribieron un manifiesto que marca el arranque de la alianza» "Oposición liderada por Juan Guaidó presentó nueva plataforma unitaria". Crónica Uno. 21 April 2021.

[2] "CNE rehabilita tarjeta de la MUD y la deja en manos de las autoridades originales de la coalición". Crónica Uno (in Spanish). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-29.

[3] « El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela habilitó este martes a la coalición opositora Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD),» "Guaidó ve vacía la promesa de Maduro de quitar las autoridades regionales paralelas". EFE agencia. 29 June 2021.

[4] "En 5 puntos: Plataforma Unitaria anuncia su participación en las regionales con la tarjeta de la MUD". Runrun (in Spanish). 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[5] "Plataforma Unitaria anuncia que participará en las elecciones del 21-N". El Universal (in Spanish). 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

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