Nicolás Maduro 2018 presidential campaign
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Nicolás Maduro, incumbent President of Venezuela since 2013 and successor of Hugo Chávez, was officially nominated for re-election as the presidential candidate of the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) on 4 February 2018.
Campaigned for | 2018 Venezuelan presidential election |
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Candidate | Nicolás Maduro Incumbent President of Venezuela (2013–present) Vice President of Venezuela (2012–13) Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–13) President of the National Assembly of Venezuela (2005–06) Constituent Assembly member (1999) |
Affiliation | Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) |
Status | Announced 2 February 2018 Official nominee 4 February 2018 |
Key people | Jorge Rodríguez (Campaign chief) |
Slogan | Juntos Podemos Más ("Together we can do more") Juntos todos es posible ("Together everything is possible") Vamos Venezuela ("Forward Venezuela") |
Chant | Todos con Maduro ("All with Maduro") |
Due to the perceived unpopularity of President Nicolás Maduro within the PSUV, it was speculated that potential candidates would include former National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, Vice President Tareck El Aissami, and National Constituent Assembly President Delcy Rodríguez.[1] However, Maduro was eventually chosen to run as the party's presidential candidate on 2 February 2018.
During his campaign, Maduro has denied that there is a humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and says that Venezuelans dying from poor health is "exaggerated", blaming many shortcomings on the United States.[2] Maduro made the campaign promise of creating a "new economy" in Venezuela.[3]
The Bolivarian government also increased spending on populist policies during the campaign to help sway voters to support Maduro.[4] Analysts suggested that those policies would further exacerbate the negative effects of the crisis in Venezuela.[4]