A history of Venezuelan democracy in 14 ballots | Caracas Chronicles

A history of Venezuelan democracy in 14 ballots

Francisco Toro July 23, 2012

With a big hat tip to Guillermo Tell Aveledo and Alberto Mérida…

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1963 – with AD running on a black card after the messy divorce between AD-Gobierno and AD-Oposición. PLUS the Partido Auténtico Nacional makes its debut as PAN – before being brilliantly rebranded as PANA.

1968

1973 – The left returns to the ballot after the 1971 PCV split, and JVR bespoils our election ballot for the first (but far from the last) time. (Also, notice the ARPA and the Justicialista cards.)

1978 – featuring a pre-Botox Diego Arria and a Hairy Martian.

1983 – que lindo Teo, vale…

1988 – When the Communist Party offered up a serial rapist for the presidency.

1993 – Memo to Felix Derecha: your logo looks like a dyslexic tried to draw a Swastika. Memo to Luis Alberto Machado – sue Pepsi for copyright infringement.

1998 – the most screwed up ballot of the bunch, with no time to replace Irene or Alfaro on the ballot after they dropped out…

2000 – Look ma, no AD or Copei!

2006

2010 – Parliamentary Ballot

2012

The highlight for me?

Diego Arria’s card in the 1978 ballot…

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