Americas

Venezuela

Political journey

A leading oil exporter, Venezuela was ruled by military strongmen until the 1958 democratic pact, then by two dominant parties. Hugo Chávez’s 1998 election launched a socialist Bolivarian revolution, which Nicolás Maduro continued through economic collapse and mass emigration until the United States captured him in January 2026, leaving Delcy Rodríguez as acting president.

Venezuela today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Venezuela today

Portrait of Delcy Rodríguez

Delcy Rodríguez

Acting President of Venezuela, 2026 to present

A lawyer and long-time vice president who became Venezuela’s first woman to exercise the presidency after the United States captured Nicolás Maduro in January 2026.

Delcy Rodríguez sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning nationalist on nation and leaning growth-first on environment. The profile is close to the middle on technology and interventionism.

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Political views closest to Venezuela’s leadership

Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…96%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.96%Anti-colonial nationalismFuses independence struggles with economic self-reliance and national dignity.95%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…95%

Other people from Venezuela

Hugo Chávez President of Venezuela, 1999 to 2013

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

MadagascarAfrica & Middle East98%NicaraguaAmericas98%Guinea-BissauAfrica & Middle East98%KyrgyzstanAsia & Oceania98%

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.