Claudio Fermín

Claudio Eloy Fermín Maldonado is a Venezuelan politician and sociologist. He was deputy minister of youth under Jaime Lusinchi, and subsequently Mayor of Libertador municipality, Caracas for Acción Democrática, narrowly missing out on re-election to La Causa Radical's Aristóbulo Istúriz. He was the AD candidate in the 1993 [Venezuelan presidential election|1993 presidential election], coming second with 24% of the vote.
He ran as an independent in the 1998 presidential election, but withdrew before election day. In 1999 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela|Constituent Assembly] which drafted the new Constitution of Venezuela. He ran in the 2000 presidential election under the banner of Encuentro Nacional, a party he founded, gaining less than 3% of the vote. He participated in the 2004 and 2008 regional elections, running for Mayor of Libertador Municipality.
Fermín founded Soluciones para Venezuela Party, which participated in 2020 Venezuelan [parliamentary election] in alliance with the Networks Party.
He ran again in the 2024 presidential election.