Movimiento 2D
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The Movimiento 2D is a Venezuela
n opposition movement led by El Nacional
editor and proprietor Miguel Henrique Otero. 2D, founded by Otero in late 2007 in the run-up to the Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007
, includes a number of prominent Venezuelans besides Otero, including former foreign minister Simón Alberto Consalvi
, who served under both Jaime Lusinchi
and Carlos Andrés Pérez
. The name of the movement refers to 2 December, being the date of the Venezuelan presidential election, 2012
. In February 2010 M2D announced it would support the opposition electoral coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática
in the September 2010 parliamentary election
.
In a 2D press conference opposing the Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009
, President Hugo Chávez
was compared to Juan Vicente Gómez
, the Venezuelan dictator of the 1920s and 30s, and 2D's Pablo Medina said Venezuela would become a dictatorship if it was approved. The referendum to remove term limit
s from all public offices was approved.
In June 2010 2D criticised the government takeover of Banco Federal
. In mid-August 2010, in the run-up to the parliamentary election, El Nacional sparked an international outcry when its frontpage publication of a graphic archival photo of bodies in a morgue, to illustrate a story about rising crime rates, led the government to temporarily ban such publications. The ban was later overturned. Otero said that "The editorial reasoning behind the photo was to create a shock so that people could in some way react to a situation that the government has done absolutely nothing about."
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n opposition movement led by El Nacional
El Nacional
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper. It, along with Últimas Noticias and El Universal, are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country, and it has an average of...
editor and proprietor Miguel Henrique Otero. 2D, founded by Otero in late 2007 in the run-up to the Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007
Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007
A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on 2 December 2007 to amend 69 articles of the 1999 Constitution. Reform was needed, according to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, to implement his socialist agenda; detractors said he was using the reforms to become a dictator.The referendum was...
, includes a number of prominent Venezuelans besides Otero, including former foreign minister Simón Alberto Consalvi
Simón Alberto Consalvi
Simón Alberto Consalvi , is a Venezuelan politician, journalist, diplomat and historian. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela on two occasions , Minister of Interior and Justice , Secretary of the Presidency , and also held several Ambassadorships...
, who served under both Jaime Lusinchi
Jaime Lusinchi
Jaime Ramón Lusinchi is a Venezuelan politician who was the President of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His term was characterized by an economic crisis, growth of the External debt, populist policies, currency depreciation, inflation and corruption that exacerbated the crisis of the political...
and Carlos Andrés Pérez
Carlos Andrés Pérez
Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez , also known as CAP and often referred to as El Gocho , was a Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1989 to 1993. His first presidency was known as the Saudi Venezuela due to its economic and social prosperity thanks to...
. The name of the movement refers to 2 December, being the date of the Venezuelan presidential election, 2012
Venezuelan presidential election, 2012
-Patriotic Pole:The Patriotic Pole is an electoral coalition of left-wing parties led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela , who has been in government since 1999 along with the Communist Party of Venezuela and the Venezuelan Popular Unity .Incumbent president Hugo Chávez Frías announced...
. In February 2010 M2D announced it would support the opposition electoral coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática
Mesa de la Unidad Democrática
The Mesa de la Unidad Democrática is an electoral coalition of Venezuelan political parties formed in January 2008 to unify the opposition to President Hugo Chávez' United Socialist Party of Venezuela in the Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2010...
in the September 2010 parliamentary election
Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2010
The 2010 parliamentary election in Venezuela took place on 26 September 2010 to elect the 165 deputies to the National Assembly. Venezuelan opposition parties, which had boycotted the previous election, thus allowing the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela to gain a two-thirds...
.
In a 2D press conference opposing the Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009
Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009
The 2009 referendum was a vote in which the citizens of Venezuela approved Amendment No. 1 of the Constitution of Venezuela; this abolished term limits for the offices of President, state governors, mayors and National Assembly deputies.The current constitution, enacted in 1999 by referendum,...
, President Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
was compared to Juan Vicente Gómez
Juan Vicente Gómez
Juan Vicente Gómez Chacón was a military general and de facto ruler of Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935. He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.-Early years:Gómez was a barely literate cattle herder and...
, the Venezuelan dictator of the 1920s and 30s, and 2D's Pablo Medina said Venezuela would become a dictatorship if it was approved. The referendum to remove term limit
Term limit
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for...
s from all public offices was approved.
In June 2010 2D criticised the government takeover of Banco Federal
Banco Federal
Banco Federal is a Venezuelan bank based in Caracas. At the end of April 2010 it was the country's 11th-largest bank, with deposits of 7.66 billion bolivars, or 2.82 percent of total deposits in the banking system. In June 2010 the bank was taken over by Venezuela's banking regulator, after it had...
. In mid-August 2010, in the run-up to the parliamentary election, El Nacional sparked an international outcry when its frontpage publication of a graphic archival photo of bodies in a morgue, to illustrate a story about rising crime rates, led the government to temporarily ban such publications. The ban was later overturned. Otero said that "The editorial reasoning behind the photo was to create a shock so that people could in some way react to a situation that the government has done absolutely nothing about."