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In an interview, José Manuel Muñoz, former national leader of Fuerza Vecinal, discusses the party's expansion from Miranda state to a national level, incorporating leaders from various regions.

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Fuerza Vecinal originated in Chacao, Miranda, after Gustavo Duque's mayoral election, and has expanded to a national party.

The party has incorporated leaders from Nueva Esparta, Anzoátegui, Carabobo, Táchira, and Zulia, including mayors and regional figures.

Muñoz states the party accepts anyone opposed to the current government, including former chavistas, provided they support peaceful, constitutional, and electoral methods.

The party's strategy is to accumulate forces through electoral means, focusing on local and regional politics.

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