Editing Hugo Chávez (section)

===1998 election===
{{main|1998 Venezuelan presidential election}}
[[File:Logo MVR.jpg|thumb|A painted mural in support of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) found in [[Barcelona, Venezuela|Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela]]]]
At the start of the election run-up, front runner [[Irene Sáez]] was backed by one of Venezuela's two primary political parties, [[Copei]]. Chávez's revolutionary rhetoric gained him support from ''[[Patria Para Todos]]'' (Homeland for All), the ''[[Communist Party of Venezuela|Partido Comunista Venezolano]]'' (Venezeuelan Communist Party) and the ''[[Movement for Socialism (Venezuela)|Movimiento al Socialismo]]'' (Movement for Socialism). Chávez received support from different sectors: the lower class felt identified with Chávez, that he cared about their needs and would offer a solution to their problems; part of the middle class also supported, feeling frustrated with corruption and wishing for a strong-handed government; Chávez also received support from members of the old left,<ref name=":2" /> as well as the members of the militarist right wing, some of them nostalgic for the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> By May 1998, Chávez's support had risen to 30% in polls, and by August he was registering 39%.<ref name=":2" /> Voter turnout was 63%, and Chávez won the election with 56.2% of the vote.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/Venezuela%27s%201998%20Presidential%2C%20Legislative%20and%20Gubernatorial%20Elections.pdf|title = Venezuela's 1998: Presidential, Legislative, and Gubernatorial Elections: Election Observation Report|date = 12 February 1999|access-date = 17 February 2015|website = Election Observation Report|publisher = International Republican Institute|page = 12|quote = Voter turnout rose significantly in the 1998 elections, reversing a two-decade trend toward lower participation.|archive-date = 4 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904050524/http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/Venezuela%27s%201998%20Presidential%2C%20Legislative%20and%20Gubernatorial%20Elections.pdf|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cne.gob.ve/web/documentos/estadisticas/e006.pdf|title = Elecciones Presidenciales Cuadro Comparativo 1958–2000|access-date = 17 February 2014|publisher = Consejo Nacional Electoral}}</ref>