The Democratic Unitary Platform (, PUD), or just the Unitary Platform (, 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.«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» 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.« El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela habilitó este martes a la coalición opositora Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD),» 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 with the intention of participating in the regionals on November 21.
Members The following parties are part of the Unitary Platform: PartyIdeology PositionLeaderNational Assembly ADDemocratic ActionAcción DemocráticaCentre-leftHenry Ramos Allup COPEIIndependent Political Electoral Organization CommitteeComité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente VPPopular WillVoluntad PopularCentre-leftLeopoldo López PJJustice FirstPrimero JusticiaCentre-rightJuan Pablo GuanipaConvergenciaNational ConvergenceConvergencia Nacional ECEncuentro CiudadanoCentre-rightDelsa Solórzano La Causa ЯRadical CauseLa Causa RadicalCentre-leftAndrés VelásquezPRVZLProject VenezuelaProyecto VenezuelaCentre-rightHenrique Salas RömerHenrique Salas Feo
Election results Presidential Election yearNameResults# ofoverall votes% ofoverall vote2024(disputed)Edmundo González7,443,58468.74 (#1)Member of "Democratic Unity Roundtable" party in coalition. Winner
See also Democratic Unity Roundtable Democratic Alliance (Venezuela)
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