Statement by the Communist Party of Venezuela: No to imperialist occupation, no to internal capitulation!

In a statement, the 18th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), held in Caracas on 21 December  2025, stresses out:

As 2025 draws to a close, a year marked by the worsening of the national crisis and the dangerous escalation of imperialist aggression, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (elected at the 16th National Congress in November 2022) addresses the working class, the Venezuelan people—both within and beyond our borders—and the revolutionary and democratic forces of the world to warn of the magnitude of the threats to our sovereignty and to reaffirm a principled position in the face of the projects that today dispute the destiny of the country.

Communist Party of Venezuela condemns imperialist offensive and defends national sovereignty

Statement by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (elected by the 16th National Congress, Nov. 2022): 

The recent statements by US President Donald Trump fully confirm the warnings made by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV): Washington’s aggression against Venezuela and the Caribbean is not a response to a supposed fight against drug trafficking or the defense of democracy, but rather part of an imperialist offensive of recolonization aimed at appropriating our nation’s natural resources, territories, and strategic assets.

Oscar Figuera: A political proposal is needed that rejects foreign intervention and Maduro’s continuity

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) Oscar Figuera argues that a political option different from those led by Nicolás Maduro, on the one hand, and María Corina Machado, on the other, must be built to give the country possibilities for development with respect for its sovereignty.

As a member of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), he says that respect for human, political, and social rights should not be sacrificed in the name of defending national sovereignty.

The Communist Party of Venezuela on U.S imperialist aggression and the national crisis

In a statement (read here in Spanish), the 17th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) held in Caracas on 15-16 November, stresses out the following: 

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) — elected at the 16th National Congress held in November 2022 — alerts the peoples of the world to the dangerous military escalation that U.S. imperialism is developing in the waters of the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, through an unprecedented deployment not seen in decades. 

Communist Party of Greece condemns scenarios of US imperialist intervention in Venezuela and expresses internationalist solidarity with the Venezuelan people

PRESS OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREECE

In a statement on the threats of US imperialist intervention in Venezuela, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE reports the following:

“The statements by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who announced the launch of a military operation in the Caribbean called Southern Spear, as well as the arrival of the largest US aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, in the region, constitute a sharp escalation of imperialist aggression against Venezuela and other peoples in the region. The fight against drug trafficking is yet another flimsy pretext.

Communist Party of Venezuela mourns the death of Perfecto Abreu Nieves - Messages of condolences

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) reported on Tuesday the death of its honorary president and veteran leader Perfecto Abreu Nieves, aged 80. 

 

In a statement released on the social network X, the PCV said that Nieves died after more than seven decades in the service of the struggles of the working people and the Venezuelan peasantry.

 

Venezuela Case: Oil, Capital, and Class Struggle

By Nathan Richardson* 

 

Examining how control over oil resources fuels imperialist ambitions and what a socialist perspective offers as an alternative 

Venezuela stands once again at the crossroads of imperialist aggression and national resistance. Its oil-rich soil − potentially a foundation of social progress and independence − remains the object of fierce contest between foreign capital, domestic oligarchs, and bureaucratic interests. 

We must defend Venezuela’s sovereignty against U.S Imperialism — But not excuse Maduro’s government

By Nikos Mottas

The renewed U.S. aggression against Venezuela cannot be understood in isolation. It is not simply an episode of Washington’s unilateral hostility against a disobedient government. Rather, it is part of the broader inter-imperialist struggle that defines our epoch — a world order increasingly marked by the fierce rivalry between the U.S.-led imperialist bloc and the rising powers of Russia and China. Venezuela, with its vast oil reserves and strategic position in Latin America, has become a focal point in this global contest for domination, resources, and influence.

Venezuela communists condemn US military incursion, call for people's mobilization

The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) issued a statement strongly condemning recent U.S. military actions in the Caribbean, denouncing them as acts of aggression aimed at Venezuela and the wider Latin American and Caribbean region. The party warns that these operations, carried out under the guise of anti-drug efforts, threaten national sovereignty and regional stability, while also calling attention to Venezuela’s internal political and social crisis. 

 

The statement (here in Spanish) of the PCV reads:

 

Joint Statement of Communist and Workers' Parties: Stop the U.S military threat against Venezuela!

JOINT STATEMENT: 

STOP THE U.S. MILITARY THREAT AGAINST VENEZUELA

We, the undersigned Communist and Workers' Parties, express our condemnation of the current deployment of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean, on the orders of the Trump Administration, threatening Venezuela under the pretext of the fight against drug trafficking.

Latin American Communist Parties denounce US imperialist aggression against Venezuela

Several Communist Parties from Latin America strongly condemn the escalation of aggression by the US Trump administration against Venezuela:

 

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), through its member Neirlay Andrade, condemned on Monday 12 August both the recent interventionist threats by the United States government against Venezuela, as well as the intensification of repression against the popular movement and the revolutionary left in the country.

 

The KKE denounces the escalation of US imperialist aggression against Venezuela

In a statement, the International Relations Section of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) condemns the recent escalation of the US imperialist aggression against Venezuela:

"The KKE denounces the new escalation of imperialist aggression by the US government against Venezuela, by sending warships with thousands of marines near Venezuela, under the pretext of fighting drug cartels. 

The funeral of the so-called “21st century socialism” in Bolivia

By Nikos Mottas 

The results of Sunday's elections in Bolivia were devastating for the leftist “Movement of Socialism” (Movimiento al Socialismo), known by the acronym MAS. Eduardo del Castillo, MAS’s candidate, received only approximately 3 percent of the vote—a historic collapse for a party that had ruled Bolivia for nearly two decades. 

This result highlighted deep-seated economic crisis—20–25 percent inflation, fuel and dollar shortages, public frustration—and internal divisions within MAS (notably between Morales-aligned “Evista” and Arce-aligned “Arcista” factions).

Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) denounces secret agreement between Maduro government and Chevron

The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has denounced as harmful to national sovereignty, the restoration of operations by the US multinational oil giant Chevron in the country, following an agreement with the social democratic government of Nicolas Maduro. 

Pedro Eusse, a member of the Political Bureau of the PCV, said that the information was first  disclosed through foreign media and not through official channels in the country. "It is alarming that agreements of this magnitude are disclosed through informal channels and are not subject to public scrutiny," Eusse warned.

False anti-imperialism and the class struggle in Venezuela

By Pedro Eusse

An interesting debate has opened up in the prestigious online media outlet LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal regarding the character of the Venezuelan government and the position organisations and intellectuals belonging to the popular and left camp should adopt towards it. We, the Partido Comunista de Venezuela (Communist Party of Venezuela, PCV), believe it is necessary to participate in this debate, not only because we have been mentioned, but because we are convinced of the need to speak the truth about the economic, social, and political situation in Venezuela, and confront manipulations and deceptions that distort objective reality.

PCV leader Oscar Figuera: "We urge the Communist Party of Chile to reflect on the situation in Venezuela"

On 3 July 2025, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) Oscar Figuera gave an interview to Eva Luna Gatica of the Chilean newspaper "El Mercurio". 

In the interview, which you can read below, Figuera refers to the recent primary victory of Communist Party of Chile's candidate Jeannette Jara, as well as to the position of the Chilean comrades on the situation in Venezuela: 

Communist Youth organizations denounce the theft of symbols of the Communist Youth of Venezuela

At the end of May, several revolutionary and anti-imperialist youth organizations gathered in Namibia for the 21st General Assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY). 

 

Among others, they issued a statement of solidarity with the Communist Youth of Venezuela (JCV) and the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) regarding the legal proceedings against them by the social democratic government of Nicolás Maduro.

 

Communist Party of Venezuela: May 25 elections were an exercise in protesting against authoritarianism

In a statement concerning the regional and parliamentary elections held of May 25, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), stresses out:

Venezuela’s regional and parliamentary elections held on May 25 took place in a deeply undemocratic context, characterized by marked institutional opacity, particularly with regard to the criteria for the creation of the new electoral district corresponding to Guayana Esequiba; the absence of guarantees for political organizations and the electorate; the imposition of authoritarian political controls by the PSUV government elite; as well as a series of actions that demonstrate the systematic dismantling of the constitutional and legal framework.

Venezuela: PSUV claims landslide victory in sham elections boycotted by the majority of opposition

Parliamentary and regional elections were held on Sunday in Venezuela, with the ruling social-democratic United Socialist Party (PSUV) electing governors in 23 out of 24 provinces.

According to the official figures from the National Electoral Council (CNE), the governmental coalition Great Patriotic Pole "Simón Bolívar," dominated by the PSUV, received 82.68%, with 17.31% of the votes going to the opposition parties that participated in the elections, while the majority chose to boycott the process. The official voter turnout in the elections was 42.66%, while opposition forces claim it was much lower.

 

Jesús Faría: 30 years since the death of the Venezuelan communist leader

This January 24, 2025, marks the 30th anniversary of the death of the leader of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) Jesús Faría. His name is linked to the most important class struggles of the Venezuelan oil proletariat of the 20th century.

Jesús Faría was born on June 27, 1910, in Borojó, Falcón, in conditions of extreme poverty. In his autobiography Mi línea no cambia, es hasta la muerte (My line does not change, it is until death), he recalls his childhood besieged by snakes and vermin. Since he was a child, he worked in different informal activities to contribute to the sustenance of his home: he was a fruit and firewood seller, bottle collector, limekiln maker….