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Party politics in Venezuela, 1963-2000 |
 | | The development of the major political parties, such as AD, COPEI, and the URD with their cross-cutting, personalist ic constituencies and their impressive acceptance of friendly rivalry, is a reflection of the fact that there is an absence of politically salient and relevant natural division in Venezuela. |
 | | As the first party to be organized on a national scale, the lifetime of AD can be understood as an indicator of the general situation of politics and electoral competition in the country. |
 | | A recently founded party, PPT won two percent of the seats in congress in the 1998 elections, but little is known about their orientation, goals, and future prospects. |
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