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Justice First
Primero Justicia
Leader Julio Borges Founded 1992 Headquarters Caracas Ideology Liberalism
Centre-right
HumanismInternational affiliation None Seats in the National Assembly 6 / 165Website Official site Politics of Venezuela
Political parties
ElectionsJustice First Movement (Movimiento Primero Justicia) is a centrist political party in Venezuela.
History
Primero Justicia was created in 1992 as a Civil Association by a group of university students (under the leadership of Alirio Abreu Burelli) who were concerned about what they saw as a deterioration of judicial power in the country and joined their efforts to contribute to the reform of Venezuela's legal system. Abreu Burelli was magistrate of the federal Supreme Court of Justice and Vice president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS). The association entered the political arena as a result of the 1999 Constitutional Convention, during which they presented a draft for the country's new constitution.
Following the July 2000 legislative elections, five members of Primero Justicia were elected as deputies to the National Assembly (note: Primero Justicia boycotted the December 2005 legislative elections, so the following people are no longer deputies in the National Assembly): Carlos Eduardo Ocariz Guerra, Gerardo Alberto Blyde Pérez, Julio Borges, Ramón José Medina Simancas and Liliana de los Ángeles Hernández Soto.
This political movement's presidential candidate for the 2006 presidential elections was former congressman Julio Borges. He dropped out of the race after both he and Primero Justicia decided to support Manuel Rosales, then Mayor of Maracaibo, and former governor of Zulia State, for the presidency.
See also
External links
- http://www.primerojusticia.org.ve (Spanish)
- http://www.justiciainternacional.org/ (Spanish)
Political parties in Venezuela 
Political parties represented in
the National Assembly of Venezuela
(165 seats)United Socialist Party of Venezuela (97) · Democratic Action (19) · A New Era (14) · COPEI (8) · Justice First (6) · For Social Democracy (4) · Project Venezuela (3) · Radical Cause (3) · Fatherland for All (2) · Popular Will (2) · Communist Party of Venezuela (1) · Movement for Socialism (1) · Fearless People's Alliance (1) · Clear Accounts (1) · Emergent People (1) · National Convergence (1) · Justice, Fairness and Loyalty (1)Indigenous people parties in
the National Assembly of Venezuela
(3 seats elected separately)National Council of Venezuelan Indians (1) · Foundation for Integration and Dignification (1) · Autonomous Movement of Zulia (1)Political parties not represented in
the National Assembly of VenezuelaCategories:- Political parties in Venezuela
- Liberal parties
- Political parties established in 1992
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