Movement We Are Venezuela

Movement We Are Venezuela (MSV) emerged after the transformation of New Revolutionary Road (NCR) is a left-wing socialist and anti-imperialist political party in Venezuela founded on May 6, 2008 and refounded on January 29, 2018. It was established after three national deputies, Luis Tascón, Luis Díaz Salazar and Wilmer Pérez were expelled by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Together with deputy Tomás Sánchez, they decided to form a new political party

Movement We Are Venezuela

Movimiento Somos Venezuela
AbbreviationMSV
PresidentDelcy Rodríguez
FoundedMay 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)
January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29) (refounded)
IdeologySocialism
Anti-imperialism
Anti-capitalism
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationGreat Patriotic Pole
Colors  Dark magenta
National Assembly
5 / 277
Governors
0 / 23
Mayors
0 / 335
Latin American Parliament
0 / 12
Website
www.somos-venezuela.org

Shortly before the formation of NCR, talks were held with deputies Pedro Bastidas and Miguel Rojas of the Ecological Movement of Venezuela to join the new party since they had also recently withdrawn from the PSUV, however they did not accept the proposal. At the end of May 2008, one of the members of the Luis Díaz party announced that possibly some 60 dissident MPs from the PSUV would join the ranks of NCR. However, it failed to gain representation following the 2010 parliamentary election.

2018 re-establishment

On January 27, 2018, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the legalization of Movimiento Somos Venezuela as a political party and the assignment of the Nuevo Camino Revolucionario electoral card to that movement. On January 29, the CNE admitted the request to change the name of Nuevo Camino Revolucionario to become the Movimiento Somos Venezuela. Being granted on February 1 of that year.[1][2][3] On February 7, 2018, National Constituent Assembly president, Delcy Rodríguez resigned from the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) to assume the General Secretariat of MSV.[4]

References
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