The Commission of Propaganda, Agitation and Communication of the PSUV
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- Ernesto Villegas, Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information
| Comisión Nacional de Propaganda, Agitación y Comunicación | |
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| Formed | August 26, 2014 |
| Headquarters | Caracas, Venezuela |
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The National Commission of Propaganda, Agitation and Communication is a Venezuelan propaganda organization belonging to PSUV, the ruling party of the Government of Venezuela.[1]
The organization was sworn in by President Nicolás Maduro at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas on 26 August 2014 with a goal to "defend the truth and build socialist consciousness across the country.". The first meeting of the organization took place on 27 August 2014.[citation needed]
Mission
The use of propaganda and agitation by the Commission of Propaganda, Agitation and Communication is used in order to strengthen the Bolivarian Revolution according to one of the Venezuelan government's media organization, Alba Ciudad. Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information, Ernesto Villegas, stated that the committee wants to continue the work of "Commander Hugo Chávez, the great communicator, agitator and propagandist to remain so for indeed still with us and will remain, his message, his political doctrine is guide and permanent blaze that pushes us to move forward together to conquer this people building the Bolivarian Socialism". Another mission of the organization is "to develop plans and carry out actions to defend the truth and block the war waged against the Bolivarian Revolution".[citation needed]