Chavez gave up his dreams of a coup and entered electoral politics, founding his
Fifth Republic Movement in 1997 and standing for president as its candidate the next year.
* In 1994, after being pardoned by then president Rafael Caldera; Chavez formed a new political party the
fifth republic Movement (MVR) that continued to grow in popularity for railing against the country's traditional elite and promising to improve the lives of the poor.
He specifically examines internal Chavista debates around such salient issues as the labor movement, the oil industry, Chavez' political organization, the MVR (
Fifth Republic Movement), and the issue of parallel social structures initiated by the state, and explaining how the two major ideological tendencies approached each one.
Chavez's party, the
Fifth Republic Movement (MVR), promises to do better for municipal elections and congressional elections later in 2005.
The
Fifth Republic Movement (MVR), Chavez's official party, held primaries last month for upcoming municipal council elections--a first for any Venezuelan party.
After being pardoned in 1994, Chavez formed his own party, the
Fifth Republic Movement, which, along with its independent-party allies, dislodged the DA and COPEI in rapid fashion.
Tarek William Saab, a member of Chavez
Fifth Republic Movement and head of the legislature's foreign policy committee, has said: "We are facing a hysterical, irrational opposition without serious leadership.
While most members of Chavez's
Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) remained silent about the comment, some ardent supporters said it was justified given the mounting criticism Chavez faces from foreign investors.
His
Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) gained enough seats in the single-chamber congress to pass, with the support of allies, enabling legislation that will allow Mr.
Senior officials from Chavez's
Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) have already begun to tone down their rhetoric and said their aim is to replace only those union leaders whose official term has already expired (which includes most of the senior members).