OUR VISION

Changing how the country is governed

Venezuela must never again place all national power in the hands of a single person. Un País que Funcione proposes transforming the country into a parliamentary republic.

Citizens would directly elect their representatives in Parliament. Those representatives would then choose the prime minister responsible for governing. The prime minister would need to keep the support of Parliament. If they lose that support or prove unable to govern, they could be replaced without forcing the country through another great presidential crisis.

There would also be an official opposition, together with a shadow government charged with watching the prime minister and every member of the cabinet, day by day. The electoral system and the Supreme Court would have to be rebuilt as independent institutions.

This is not simply about changing the president. It is about making sure Venezuela never again depends on a strongman.

Building a transition with justice and coexistence

Venezuela needs justice. But it also needs a way to let those willing to leave the old system cooperate with the transition. Those legally eligible for a limited amnesty, guarantees, or reduced liability would have to contribute in a real and verifiable way: telling the truth, handing over information, identifying illicit networks, returning Venezuelan money under their control, cooperating with the recovery of assets, and accepting the new democratic rules.

The recovered resources would go to the Sovereign Fund for National Reconstruction. No one will be able to buy their pardon. Serious crimes will not disappear because someone returns money.

The idea is to offer a legal way out to those who genuinely cooperate, without turning reconciliation into impunity. The aim is to turn adversaries into participants in the new system, without letting the old system survive inside it.

Building a special and permanent relationship with the United States

The United States should be Venezuela's principal strategic partner. That relationship cannot depend on who is president in Washington or who governs in Caracas. Un País que Funcione proposes negotiating a special, long-term pact between the two countries, which could include energy, trade, investment, security, technology, education, the fight against drug trafficking, infrastructure, and national reconstruction.

A broad energy-cooperation agreement should also be signed, one that helps restore Venezuelan production and strengthens the energy security of both countries.

Venezuela must keep its word. So must the United States. This is not about a subordinate Venezuela, but a sovereign Venezuela that is a stable, valuable, and reliable partner of the United States.

Creating a security alliance under Venezuelan rules

Venezuela should consider the presence of U.S. bases in locations agreed upon by both countries. It is worth saying this plainly, because important decisions should not hide behind complicated words.

Such bases could exist only through constitutional approval, parliamentary authorization, public rules, clearly defined objectives, periodic reviews, and respect for Venezuelan sovereignty. They could help fight drug trafficking, protect our coasts, confront armed groups, respond to disasters, train our forces professionally, and protect energy corridors.

They would not replace the Venezuelan Armed Forces. This is not about surrendering sovereignty. It is about protecting it through a credible alliance.

Widening the horizon toward the world

The special relationship with the United States must not close the doors to the rest of the world. Venezuela must also build deep relationships with the European Union, the United Kingdom, the Gulf countries, Japan, South Korea, other advanced economies of Asia, Canada, and international institutions.

Europe and the United Kingdom can contribute institutions, education, health, regulation, infrastructure, and investment. The Gulf countries can bring long-term capital, energy, petrochemicals, ports, logistics, water, housing, agriculture, and technology. Asia can contribute industry, transport, manufacturing, and innovation.

The vision should be simple: the United States as principal strategic partner, and the world as horizon.

Protecting the money for reconstruction

Venezuela needs a Sovereign Fund for National Reconstruction. Into it could flow resources from recovered Venezuelan money, a share of energy revenues, international agreements, multilateral financing, contributions for reconstruction, and returns on long-term investments.

This fund cannot become another account controlled by the president or by a political party. It must be managed by professionals, audited internationally, and overseen by Parliament and by the citizens.

Every Venezuelan must be able to know how much money came in, where it came from, where it was invested, which project it financed, and who received each major contract. The nation's wealth belongs to the nation. Not to the government of the day.

Making Venezuela a trustworthy country again

No one will invest, save, or build in a country where the rules change constantly. Venezuela must restore trust in its currency, its Central Bank, its contracts, its courts, its financial system, and its public accounts.

The national debt must be renegotiated responsibly, relations with international financial institutions normalized, private property protected, and access to credit regained. The stock exchange must also be revived and a national securities commission rebuilt, one that is independent, professional, and able to protect investors.

This may sound technical, but it directly affects everyday life. Without trust there is no credit. Without credit, businesses cannot grow, families cannot buy homes, and the country cannot rebuild.

Using energy to rebuild the whole country

Venezuela holds enormous oil, gas, electricity, and petrochemical resources. But resources under the ground do not improve anyone's life on their own. Private capital, international technology, and well-run companies are needed to restore production.

The natural resources will continue to belong to Venezuela. But qualified Venezuelan and international companies must be able to invest, operate, and compete under clear, transparent, and stable rules. Well-regulated joint ventures must be created, opening space for partners from the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Gulf, and Asia.

Oil must never again finance political control. It must finance national transformation.

Making Venezuela work again

Before debating grand theories, everyday life must be made to work again. That means rebuilding electricity, water, roads, transport, ports, airports, housing, hospitals, schools, telecommunications, agriculture, tourism, energy, and basic industries.

The areas hit by natural disasters must also be rebuilt, and a modern network of roads created that connects the country, lets people and goods move, and eases domestic trade.

At the same time, the state itself must be modernized. Citizens should be able to obtain documents, make payments, register businesses, and use public services without spending hours in line or depending on a political favor. Technology is not a luxury. It is part of the infrastructure and the sovereignty of a modern country.

Making the nation's wealth reach Venezuelans

The final test of this whole architecture is very simple: did people's lives improve? Economic growth means very little if families still live without electricity, education, health, housing, security, or hope.

Venezuela's wealth must be turned into jobs, better wages, schools, hospitals, housing, sustainable pensions, credit, infrastructure, property, and real opportunities.

A National Scholarship Fund must be created so that qualified Venezuelans can study inside or outside the country. Paths must also be opened for the diaspora to return, invest, teach, do research, and take part in the reconstruction.

A country is not successful because its government is rich. It is successful when its people can build a better life.