Julio Andrés Borges Junyent (born 22 October 1969, in Caracas[1]) is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer. In the late 1990s he had a TV court show called "Justicia Para Todos" on Radio Caracas Televisión. He co-founded the party Primero Justicia in 2000 together with Henrique Capriles Radonski and Leopoldo Lopez.[2]
Julio Borges | |
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| Ambassador of Venezuela to the Lima Group | |
| In office 28 August 2019 – 5 December 2021 | |
| Appointed by | National Assembly of Venezuela |
| President | Juan Guaidó |
| 8th President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 5 January 2017 – 5 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Ramos Allup |
| Succeeded by | Omar Barboza |
| Deputy of the National Assembly for Miranda State | |
| In office 5 January 2011 – 8 August 2018 | |
| In office 14 August 2000 – 5 January 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julio Andrés Borges Junyent October 22, 1969 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Justice First |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Unity Roundtable |
| Alma mater | Andrés Bello Catholic University Boston College University of Oxford |
| Awards | Sakharov Prize (2017) |
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Political career
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In the 2000 parliamentary elections, Borges was elected to the National Assembly, representing Primero Justicia and Miranda State until 2005. Primero Justicia participated in the opposition boycott of the 2005 elections, but Borges was elected again in the parliamentary elections of 2010.
Borges ran for president in the opposition primaries for the Venezuelan presidential elections of 2006, but on August 9, 2006 dropped out to support Manuel Rosales, former governor of Zulia State.[3] Borges was involved in an incident in the National Assembly in April 2013, when violence broke out between PSUV and opposition legislators following the 2013 presidential election. According to Borges, the members of PSUV stood up at the beginning of the assembly and rushed the opposition.[4]
Education
Borges studied law at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, graduating in 1992, and got a master's degree in philosophy at Boston College (1994) and public policy at the University of Oxford (1996).[1][2] He is married, and has four children.[1]
Arrest warrant
In 2020, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela ordered his arrest for allegedly participating in the 2018 Caracas drone attack against Nicolás Maduro. On 13 July 2020, the Attorney General's Office issued an arrest warrant for the alleged crimes of treason,[5] usurpation of functions and association to commit crimes. On 16 January 2023, the attorney general appointed by the Constituent Assembly, Tarek William Saab, announced that the Public Ministry has requested a third arrest warrant against Borges, charged for participating in the 2019 uprising attempt of 30 April.[6]
References
External links
- Primero Justicia Official webpage in Venezuela
- Borges, Julio (10 April 2019). "Cuba Has Hijacked Venezuela: Venezuelans are not victims of a single dictatorship, but of two". The New York Times.
