Technical Committee of Women Politicians defined roadmap to advance peace and reconciliation in Venezuela

The Technical Committee of Women Politicians in Venezuela has formally defined an institutional roadmap to guide its actions in the second stage of a national initiative for peace and democratic coexistence. This committee is one of six key articulation bodies established by the Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence.

During a meeting held Wednesday at the Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies Foundation, representatives presented a detailed technical assessment of citizen demands collected nationwide between March 1 and June 10. The proposals prioritize the population's well-being and the strengthening of the state above any particular, ideological, or partisan differences.

Key figures involved included Asia Villegas Poljak, deputy Génesis Garvett, analyst Indira Urbaneja, Lanking González, Michael Penfold, Feliciano Reyna, and Ana María Sanjuán, the Minister of Popular Power for University Education and Executive Secretary of the program. Sanjuán described the work as being done with "love and constancy, as a great gesture of sweetness" for the methodological support of these sectors.

Sanjuán highlighted the unprecedented gathering of active political leaders, academics, professional guilds, and grassroots communities. She asserted that despite natural ideological differences, the space has successfully deprioritized sterile confrontation to focus on channeling transversal citizen demands. Asia Villegas Poljak emphasized the vanguard role of women in designing methodologies with cross-cutting themes, noting that women constitute 50% of the political decision-making force and 72% of active participation through grassroots power structures.

The Technical Committee has accumulated over 500 hours of technical work meetings, communal peace assemblies, and field commission deployments across various regions. This extensive engagement solidifies its role as a dynamic engine of public consultation. The Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence reaffirms that integral peace lies not in the absence of differences, but in Venezuela's institutional capacity to manage opposing views democratically, with respect for legality and human dignity.