Copei
COPEI | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Juan Carlos Alvarado (ad-hoc) Roberto Enríquez (de jure) |
| Secretary-General | Juan Carlos Alvarado (ad-hoc) Robert García (de jure) |
| Founder | Rafael Caldera |
| Founded | 13 January 1946 |
| Headquarters | Avenida La Gloria, El Bosque, Caracas |
| Youth wing | Juventud Demócrata Cristiana |
| Ideology | Social conservatism Christian democracy Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Democratic Alliance |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colors | Dark green (customary) Lime green |
| National Assembly | 1 / 277 |
| States' Governors | 0 / 23 |
| Mayors | 15 / 337 |
| Website | |
| copei.org.ve | |
COPEI, also referred to as the 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 (English: Independent Political Electoral Organization Committee), but this provisional full name has fallen out of use. The party was influential during the twentieth century as a signatory of the Puntofijo Pact and influenced many politicians throughout Latin America at its peak.