Editing Communist Party of Venezuela

{{Infobox political party|name=Communist Party of Venezuela|native_name=Partido Comunista de Venezuela|logo=PCV logo.png|founded=5 March 1931|abbreviation=PCV|general_secretary=[[Óscar Figuera|Óscar Figuera]]|newspaper=''Popular Tribune''|youth_wing=[[Communist Youth of Venezuela|Communist Youth of Venezuela]]|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]|international=[[IMCWP]]|slogan=''¡El socialismo sigue siendo la esperanza de los pueblos!''|website=https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/}}{{Communist Parties}}The '''Communist Party of Venezuela''' ('''PCV''') is a [[communist party]] that was born on March 5, 1931, being the oldest contemporary party in [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]]. Being a party of [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] ideology, it stands as a party of the [[Proletariat|proletarian class]] in which workers, [[Peasantry|peasants]], [[Revolution|revolutionaries]] and youth converge, in the pursuit of the establishment of a [[Socialism|socialist]] state. In 2020 they separated from the government coalition [[Gran Polo Patriotico]]. It currently opposes the [[Chavismo|Chavista]] government of [[Nicolás Maduro]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Venezuela: New anti-communist attack against the PCV and the workers' movement|date=2022-05-25|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2022/07/venezuela-new-anti-communist-attack-the-pcv-and-workers-movement.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806201432/http://www.idcommunism.com/2022/07/venezuela-new-anti-communist-attack-the-pcv-and-workers-movement.html|archive-date=2022-08-06|retrieved=2022-08-10}}</ref>

== Government persecution ==
[[File:Gobierno incumple acuerdo con PCV - Tribuna Popular 3008.png|alt=An article from the PCV's Central Committee's organ - Tribuna Popular - number 3008 from August 2019 denouncing that the PSUV has not fulfilled the PSUV-PCV Unitary Agreement.|thumb|An article from the PCV's Central Committee's organ - Tribuna Popular - number 3008 from August 2019 denouncing that the PSUV has not fulfilled the PSUV-PCV Unitary Agreement.]]
In 2020 PCV demanded a discussion during the 2020 [[National Assembly (Venezuela)|National Assembly]] elections of the government's agressive anti-worker, anti-popular and [[Liberalism|ultra-liberal]] policies that were being implemented and the [[:File:Gobierno incumple acuerdo con PCV - Tribuna Popular 3008.png|systematic breach]] of the "[[United Socialist Party of Venezuela|PSUV]]-PCV Unitary Framework Agreement" signed in April 2018.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Tribuna Popular|title=UNITARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PSUV AND PCV|date=2018-03-02|url=https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/2018/03/02/unitary-agreement-between-psuv-and-pcv/}}</ref> When the government refused to engage in this discussion, the PCV decided to pursue an alternative popular and revolutionary path. This event signaled the beginning of the persecution of the PCV.

The assault on the PCV has involved various stages, including an attempt to disrupt the PCV's 16th National Congress in November of the previous year. When that failed and the PCV remained cohesive, the next phase involved the venezuelan government trying to recruit PCV members with offers of incentives, including jobs, money, food, houses, and vehicles, but these attempts were rejected.

In response to the failure of recruitment efforts, the government of Nicolás Maduro orchestrated a fraudulent event on May 21st, 2023 with the aim of undermining the legitimate decision-making processes within the PCV. The Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the PCV, [[Óscar Figuera]], accused Maduro of attempting to use administrative or judicial measures to align the PCV with his [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] policies.

The leadership of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) held a fraudulent congress with a presidium consisting of individuals not affiliated with the PCV to promote intervention in the communist party. This congress was widely seen as illegitimate and was seen as part of a plan to weaken the PCV after it distanced itself from the anti-worker policies of the Maduro government, as explained by Figuera in a press statement.

Figuera explained that this action aimed to prevent the PCV from continuing its role as a [[Social class|class-based]] force serving the Venezuelan people and the working class. It also sought to impede the PCV's efforts to promote unity of action among workers and strengthen the organization and struggle of the Venezuelan people.

Despite these challenges, the PCV expressed gratitude for the solidarity it has received from the Venezuelan people, organizations, intellectuals, revolutionary movements, and international communist and workers' parties. The PCV pledged to continue its role in supporting and advancing the [[Class struggle|struggles]] of the Venezuelan people, regardless of actions taken by those in power.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=Tribuna Popular|title=Gobierno intenta crear un falso PCV subordinado a su política neoliberal|date=2023-05-22|url=https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/video-gobierno-intenta-crear-un-falso-pcv-subordinado-a-su-politica-neoliberal/}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnsV8nce8ic|channel=Partido Comunista de Venezuela|title=Gobierno de Maduro intenta crear un falso PCV subordinado a su política neoliberal|date=2023-05-22}}</ref>

=== Sequence of events ===
In a dossier that has been translated and made available on Solidnet,<ref>{{Web citation|author=Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela|newspaper=Solidnet|title=Plan to assault and intervene in the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV)|date=2023-04|url=http://www.solidnet.org/.galleries/documents/Dossier-Evidence-Plan-to-Assault-the-PCV.pdf}}</ref> the official website of the [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties]] (IMCWP), the PCV has made available a sequence of events that contains in detail and with ample evidence the plan orchestrated by the PSUV to assault and intervene in the communist party.

==== 2021 ====
[[Diosdado Cabello]], vice-president of the PSUV (United Socialist Party of Venezuela), used his TV program to attack the PCV (Communist Party of Venezuela) and alleged that the PCV was subordinated to [[Imperialism|imperialist]] plans.<ref>{{Web citation|author=AlbertoRodNews|newspaper=Twitter|title=Twitter video|date=2022-08-31|url=https://twitter.com/i/status/1565138448478003201|quote=ÚLTIMA HORA {{!}} Diosdado Cabello arremete contra la cúpula del PCV: "La actitud de ellos, es la de EEUU y son financiados por el ladrón de Rafael Ramírez"}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Con el Mazo Dando|title=Diosdado Cabello: La actual directiva del PCV tiene el mismo discurso que los gringos|date=2023-03-30|url=https://mazo4f.com/diosdado-cabello-la-actual-directiva-del-pcv-tiene-el-mismo-discurso-que-los-gringos}}</ref>

==== End of 2021 ====
Cabello began implementing the first phase of the PSUV's plan to undermine the PCV. He propagated the false narrative of divisions within the PCV and received supposed letters of support from "regional organizations of the PCV."

==== September 2022 ====
[[File:A letter from the supposed “grassroots” of the PCV.png|alt=A letter from the supposed “grassroots” of the PCV to Diosdado Cabello signed by the mercenaries Zoilo Arostegui, Carlos Fermín and Darío Fermín.|thumb|A letter from the supposed “grassroots” of the PCV to Diosdado Cabello signed by the mercenaries Zoilo Arostegui, Carlos Fermín and Darío Fermín.]]
[[:File:A letter from the supposed “grassroots” of the PCV.png|One of the leaked letters from individuals claiming to be PCV members]] requested the PSUV's intervention in the PCV. However, it was revealed that the signatories ([[Zoilo Arostegui]], [[Carlos Fermín]] and [[Darío Fermín]]) were not PCV members but largely affiliated with the PSUV.

==== November 2022 ====
The 16th National Congress of the PCV solidified the party's unity against the government's policies. This prompted the PSUV to accelerate a second phase of its plan to intervene in the PCV.

==== February 4, 2023 ====
Cabello ordered the public appearance of supposed "PCV grassroots" supporting the government's policies. The PSUV provided logistical and financial support, using individuals who pretended to be PCV members.<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/live/qm-XDCKdrho?feature=share|channel=Transmisión en vivo|title=Gran Marcha en conmemoración a los 31 años del 4 de febrero|date=2023-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Con el Mazo Dando|title=Cabello sobre militantes del PCV en marcha del 4-F: ¡Es rebelión contra las cúpulas!|date=2023-02-04|url=https://mazo4f.com/cabello-sobre-militantes-del-pcv-en-marcha-del-4-f-es-rebelion-contra-las-cupulas}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Diosdado Cabello|newspaper=Twitter|title=Twitter|date=2023-02-04|url=https://twitter.com/dcabellor/status/1622032559759626242|quote=#FebreroRebeldeConChávez  Rebelión contra las cúpulas que obedecen las órdenes del imperialismo. Nosotros Venceremos!!}}</ref>

==== February 11, 2023 ====
[[File:Monaga's State Governor's office supports the event to assault PCV.png|alt=Monagas State Governor's office supports the diffusion of a press conference calling for a “rescue” of the PCV in Monagas State, with the purpose of assaulting PCV in the state.|thumb|Monagas State Governor's office supports the diffusion of a press conference calling for a “rescue” of the PCV in Monagas State, with the purpose of assaulting PCV in the state.]]
The PSUV allocated significant resources for a meeting of these "grassroots," which revealed that the supposed PCV members did not exist, and the PSUV recruited participants from its ranks and state organizations. [[:File:Monaga's State Governor's office supports the event to assault PCV.png|The Governor's Office of the State of Monagas is probably the source of logistical and financial support for the execution of the plan of assault against the PCV]]<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm3HCLLPCck|channel=Luigino Bracci Roa desde Venezuela|title=Inicia proceso para quitarle al PCV su tarjeta electoral|date=2023-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Jesús Rafael Zambrano Regional Committee Collective political leadership of the Communist Party of Venezuela in Monagas|newspaper=Tribuna Popular|title=PCV Monagas: ¿Bases del PCV o mercenarios políticos a sueldo del PSUV?|date=2023-02-05|url=https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/comunicado-pcv-monagas-bases-del-pcv-o-mercenarios-politicos-a-sueldo-del-psuv/}}</ref>.

==== March 15, 2023 ====
[[File:Audio revealing the plan to assault the PCV.mp3|thumb|Audio from PSUV MP [[Jesús Farías]] revealing the plan to assault the PCV.]]
An [[:File:Audio revealing the plan to assault the PCV.mp3|audio leak from a PSUV leader]] confirmed the PSUV's role in the plan to intervene in the PCV.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Tribuna Popular|title=Continúa plan para asaltar al PCV: audio de Jesús Faría Tortosa reveló próximas maniobras|date=2023-02-11|url=https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/2023/03/11/continua-plan-para-asaltar-al-pcv-audio-de-jesus-faria-tortosa-revelo-proximas-maniobras/}}</ref>

==== March 18, 2023 ====
[[File:Mercenaries attending the fraudulent assembly in Barinas.png|alt=Mercenaries attending the fraudulent assembly organized by the PSUV in Barinas that was part of the plan to take over the PCV and hand it to PSUV loyalists.|thumb|Mercenaries attending the fraudulent assembly organized by the PSUV in Barinas that was part of the plan to take over the PCV and hand it to PSUV loyalists.]]
An [[:File:Mercenaries attending the fraudulent assembly in Barinas.png|assembly in Barinas]] exposed that the PSUV was orchestrating the plan to take over the PCV and hand it to PSUV loyalists.<ref>{{Web citation|author=soy Carito Carito|newspaper=Twitter|title=Twitter video|date=2023-03-15|url=https://twitter.com/i/status/1636176780296855553}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Sebastiana Barráez|newspaper=Infobae|title=Un dirigente de Barinas denuncia: “El gobierno nacional está buscado asaltar de facto la dirección del Partido Comunista”|date=2023-03-15|url=https://www.infobae.com/venezuela/2023/03/15/un-dirigente-de-barinas-denuncia-el-gobierno-nacional-esta-buscado-asaltar-de-facto-la-direccion-del-partido-comunista/}}</ref>

==== March 29, 2023 ====
[[:File:Diosdado Cabello greets mercenaries 2.png|Cabello introduced the leaders of the PSUV-recruited "PCV grassroots" on his TV program]], one of the leaders being [[Griseldys Herrera]], confirming that the letters from PCV members were fabricated.<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JZNzki7Xjo|channel=Transmisión en vivo|title=Con El Mazo Dando - Programa 425|date=2023-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Contraloría Monagas|newspaper=Twitter|title=Twitter|date=2022-11-17|url=https://twitter.com/CEMonagas01/status/1593316334145871873|quote=#17Nov/ Contralor del Estado Monagas y directoras de la #CEM sostuvieron importante encuentro con la Dra. Griseldys Herrera, Consultora Jurídica de @GobMonagas_
 donde se abordaron generalidades de las contrataciones públicas adaptadas a los nuevos tiempos. 
@CGRVenezuela}}</ref><gallery mode="packed-overlay">
File:Diosdado Cabello greets mercenaries 1.png|Diosdado Cabello greets and presents the mercenary heads for the first time on his TV program "Con El Mazo Dando" #425
File:Diosdado Cabello greets mercenaries 2.png|Diosdado Cabello greets and presents the mercenary heads for the first time on his TV program "Con El Mazo Dando" #425
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==== April 15, 2023 ====
Mercenaries, including a former PCV member, [[Henry Parra]], held a press conference. They were not genuine PCV members and held positions in various state institutions.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Diario del Pueblo|newspaper=Instagram|title=Instagram video|date=2023-04-15|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrEcQU2syME/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Partido Comunista de Venezuela|newspaper=Twitter|title=Twitter video|date=2021-11-14|url=https://twitter.com/PCV_Venezuela/status/1459951244815044615|quote=Declaración del Comité Regional del PCV en #Táchira:

El pronunciamiento de Henry Parra y Jaime Otero de apoyar las candidaturas del PSUV no representa la línea política del Partido Comunista de Venezuela.}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Favio Hernández|newspaper=Diario La Nación|title=El “Gallo” Parra y Jaime Otero fueron expulsados del PCV|date=2021-11-13|url=https://lanacionweb.com/politica/el-gallo-parra-y-jaime-otero-fueron-expulsados-del-pcv/}}</ref>

==== May 21, 2023 ====
The leadership of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) held a fraudulent congress with a presidium consisting of individuals not affiliated with the PCV to promote intervention in the communist party with the aim of undermining the legitimate decision-making processes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==== August 18, 2023 ====
The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice admitted a motion for legal protection filed by a group of political operators led by the leadership of the PSUV to take by assault the PCV. Through ruling 1160, the Supreme Court appointed an ad hoc board made up of citizens who have nothing to do with the Communist Party of Venezuela.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Tribuna Popular|title=Documentos clave del asalto judicial ejecutado por el Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro contra el PCV|date=2023-08-18|url=https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/2023/08/18/pdf-documentos-clave-del-asalto-judicial-ejecutado-por-el-gobierno-de-nicolas-maduro-contra-el-pcv/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Tribuna Popular|title=Documentos clave del asalto judicial ejecutado por el Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro contra el PCV (PDF file)|date=2023-08-18|url=https://prensapcv.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/anexos_para_-el_-analisis-y-discusion-1.pdf}}</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Communist parties]]
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== External links ==

* [https://prensapcv.wordpress.com/ Tribuna Popular], Newsletter of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela
* [http://www.solidnet.org Solidnet], official website of the [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties]] (IMCWP)