Unitary Platform

{{Infobox political party

| name = Democratic Unitary Platform

| logo = Logo of the Unitary Platform.png

| logo_size = 250px

| native_name = Plataforma Unitaria Democrática

| native_name_lang = es

| colorcode = {{Party color|Unitary Platform}}

| abbreviation = PUD or PU ;
Unidad

| leader = María Corina Machado

| secretary_general = José Luis Cartaya

| spokesperson = Omar Barboza

| founder =

| founded = {{Start date and age|2021|4|21|df=yes}}

| predecessor = Democratic Unity Roundtable

| headquarters =

| ideology = Anti-Chavismo
Liberal democracy

| position = Big tent

| national =

| seats1_title = National Assembly

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|12|277|{{Party color|Unitary Platform}}}}

| seats2_title = Latin American Parliament

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|12|{{Party color|Unitary Platform}}}}

| seats3_title = Mercosur Parliament

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|23|{{Party color|Unitary Platform}}}}

| seats4_title = Governors

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|3|23|{{Party color|Unitary Platform}}}}

| seats5_title = Mayor

| seats5 = {{Composition bar|62|335|{{Party color|Unitary Platform}}}}

| seats6_title = State legislatures

| seats6 = {{Composition bar|50|253|{{Party color|Unitary Platform}}}}

| country = Venezuela

}}

The Democratic Unitary Platform ({{langx|es|Plataforma Unitaria Democrática}}; PUD), or just the Unitary Platform ({{langx|es|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.«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» {{Cite web|date=21 April 2021|title=Oposición liderada por Juan Guaidó presentó nueva plataforma unitaria|url=https://cronica.uno/oposicion-liderada-por-juan-guaido-presento-nueva-plataforma-unitaria/|publisher=Crónica Uno}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=CNE rehabilita tarjeta de la MUD y la deja en manos de las autoridades originales de la coalición|url=https://cronica.uno/cne-habilita-tarjeta-de-la-mud-y-la-deja-en-manos-de-las-autoridades-originales-de-la-coalicion/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Crónica Uno|language=es}}« El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela habilitó este martes a la coalición opositora Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD),» {{Cite web|date=29 June 2021|title=Guaidó ve vacía la promesa de Maduro de quitar las autoridades regionales paralelas|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/politica/guaido-ve-vacia-la-promesa-de-maduro-quitar-las-autoridades-regionales-paralelas/20000035-4574380|publisher=EFE agencia}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-31|title=En 5 puntos: Plataforma Unitaria anuncia su participación en las regionales con la tarjeta de la MUD|url=https://runrun.es/noticias/453458/en-5-puntos-plataforma-unitaria-anuncia-su-participacion-en-las-regionales-con-la-tarjeta-de-la-mud/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Runrun|language=es}}{{Cite web|date=2021-08-31|title=Plataforma Unitaria anuncia que participará en las elecciones del 21-N|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/politica/105874/plataforma-unitaria-anuncia-que-participara-en-las-elecciones-del-21n|access-date=2021-08-31|website=El Universal|language=es}}

Members

The following parties are part of the Unitary Platform:

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colspan="4" \|Party ! Ideology ! Position ! Leader ! National Assembly
bgcolor={{party color\|Democratic Action}}\| \|50px \| AD \| style="text-align:left;" \|Democratic Action{{efn\|name=a\|Faction of the party, led by Henry Ramos Allup}} Acción Democrática \| {{Nowrap\|Social democracy Venezuelan nationalism}} \| Centre-left \| Henry Ramos Allup{{efn\|name=a}} \|{{composition bar\|11\|277\|hex={{party color\|Democratic Action}}}}
bgcolor={{party color\|Copei}}\| \|50px \| COPEI \| style="text-align:left;" \|Independent Political Electoral Organization Committee{{efn\|name=b\|Faction of the party, led by Roberto Enriquez}} Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente \| {{Nowrap\|Christian democracy Catholic social teaching Christian humanism Social conservatism Subsidiarity}} \| Centre to centre-right \| Roberto Enriquez{{efn\|name=b}} \|{{composition bar\|1\|277\|hex={{party color\|Copei}}}}
bgcolor={{party color\|A New Era}}\| \| \| UNT \| style="text-align:left;" \|A New Era Un Nuevo Tiempo \| {{Nowrap\|Social democracy Reformism Progressivism}} \| Centre-left \| Manuel Rosales \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|A New Era}}}}
bgcolor={{party color\|Popular Will}}\| \|50px \| VP \| style="text-align:left;" \|Popular Will Voluntad Popular \| {{Nowrap\|Social democracy Progressivism}} \| Centre-left \| Leopoldo López \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|Popular Will}}}}
bgcolor={{party color\|Justice First}}\| \|50px \| PJ \| style="text-align:left;" \|Justice First Primero Justicia \| {{Nowrap\|Big tent Humanism Conservatism}} \| Centre-right \| Tomás Guanipa \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|Justice First}}}}
bgcolor=#99C6E5\| \|50px \| MPV \| style="text-align:left;" \|Movement for Venezuela Movimiento por Venezuela \| {{Nowrap\|Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism Latin American integration}} \| Centre-left \| Simón Calzadilla \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|Justice First}}}}
bgcolor={{party color\|Convergence (Venezuela)}}\| \|File:National Convergence logo (2021 variant).svg \| Convergencia \| style="text-align:left;" \|National Convergence Convergencia Nacional \| {{Nowrap\|Social conservatism Christian democracy Social market economy Christian humanism}} \| Centre-right \| Juan José Caldera \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|Convergence (Venezuela)}}}}
bgcolor=#00365A\| \|50px \| EC \| style="text-align:left;" \|Citizen Encounter Encuentro Ciudadano \| {{Nowrap\|Social liberalism}} \| Centre-right \| Delsa Solórzano \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|Convergence (Venezuela)}}}}
bgcolor={{party color\|Radical Cause}}\| \|50px \| La Causa Я \| style="text-align:left;" \|Radical Cause La Causa Radical \| {{Nowrap\|Radical democracy Democratic socialism Labourism Radicalism}} \| Centre-left \| Andrés Velásquez \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|Convergence (Venezuela)}}}}
bgcolor={{party color\|Project Venezuela}}\| \|50px \| PRVZL \| style="text-align:left;" \|Project Venezuela Proyecto Venezuela \| {{Nowrap\|Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Social conservatism}} \| Centre-right \| Henrique Salas Römer Henrique Salas Feo \|{{composition bar\|0\|277\|hex={{party color\|Convergence (Venezuela)}}}}

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colspan="4" |Party

! Ideology

! Position

! Leader

! National Assembly

bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Action}}|

|50px

| AD

| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Action{{efn|name=a|Faction of the party, led by Henry Ramos Allup}}
Acción Democrática

| {{Nowrap|Social democracy
Venezuelan nationalism}}

| Centre-left

| Henry Ramos Allup{{efn|name=a}}

|{{composition bar|11|277|hex={{party color|Democratic Action}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Copei}}|

|50px

| COPEI

| style="text-align:left;" |Independent Political Electoral Organization Committee{{efn|name=b|Faction of the party, led by Roberto Enriquez}}
Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente

| {{Nowrap|Christian democracy
Catholic social teaching
Christian humanism
Social conservatism
Subsidiarity}}

| Centre to centre-right

| Roberto Enriquez{{efn|name=b}}

|{{composition bar|1|277|hex={{party color|Copei}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|A New Era}}|

| UNT

| style="text-align:left;" |A New Era
Un Nuevo Tiempo

| {{Nowrap|Social democracy
Reformism
Progressivism}}

| Centre-left

| Manuel Rosales

|{{composition bar|0|277|hex={{party color|A New Era}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Popular Will}}|