Copei










































































Copei
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

Website
PartiDoCopei.net

  • Politics of Venezuela

  • Political parties

  • Elections


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.




Contents






  • 1 Venezuelan Presidents by COPEI


  • 2 National leaders of COPEI


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Venezuelan Presidents by COPEI





















President Dates in office Form of entry Occupation
Rafael Caldera 1969–1974 Direct elections Lawyer
Luis Herrera Campins 1979–1984 Direct elections Lawyer


National leaders of COPEI



  • Pedro del Corral

  • Roberto Enríquez

  • Edecio La Riva Araujo

  • 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




  1. ^ ab 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.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



External links






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