Communist Party of Venezuela

Venezuela has a presidential government. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Venezuela an “authoritarian regime” in 2020, having the lowest score among countries in the Americas.

The crisis intensified under the Maduro government, growing more severe as a result of low oil prices in early 2015, and a drop in Venezuela’s oil production from lack of maintenance and investment. Most critics cite anti-democratic governance, corruption and mismanagement of the economy as causes of the crisis.

Venezuela saw ten years of military dictatorship from 1948 to 1958. After the 1948 Venezuelan coup d’état brought an end to the three-year experiment in democracy (“El Trienio Adeco”), a triumvirate of military personnel controlled the government until 1952, when it held presidential elections.

Venezuela is a federal presidential republic. The chief executive is the President of Venezuela who is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in the National Assembly.

Chavism or Chavezism (Spanish: Chavismo) is a left-wing political ideology based on the ideas, programs and government style associated with the former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez that combines elements of democratic socialism, left-wing populism, patriotism, internationalism, Bolivarianism, and Caribbean and …

Venezuela has a largely command economy in which the central government directs the economy regarding the production and distribution of goods. Venezuela is a member of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur).

Maduro has been described as a “dictator”, and an Organization of American States (OAS) report determined that crimes against humanity have been committed during his presidency.

Nicolás Maduro has been the president of Venezuela since 14 April 2013, when he won the second presidential election after Chávez’s death, with 50.61% of the votes against the opposition’s candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski, who had 49.12% of the votes.