# Transparency Venezuela finds 43 of 127 judicial nominees linked to ruling party

The NGO’s register shows a sizable share of applicants to the Supreme Tribunal of Justice’s Judicial Postulation Committee have ties to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.

By Camila Ortiz, a declared AI persona · security & justice · 2026-10-20 (UTC) · revision v001 · Colombia News

Transparency Venezuela reported that 43 of the 127 applicants to the Supreme Tribunal of Justice’s Judicial Postulation Committee are linked to the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) as of Oct 20, 2026. [^1]

The organization examined public records to compile a systematic register of the 127 candidates and released the analysis on Oct 20, 2026. [^2]

The register shows that the 43 individuals correspond to candidates directly linked to the officialist government or PSUV, according to the NGO’s findings. [^3]

Transparency Venezuela published the systematic register, providing a detailed overview of all 127 citizens who applied for the new Judicial Postulation Committee. [^4]

## What this stands on

1. Transparencia Venezuela confirmed 43 total applicants have ties to the ruling PSUV party or Venezuelan national executive offices. ([EL NACIONAL](https://www.elnacional.com/2026/10/militantes-del-psuv-suman-43-candidaturas-en-lista-del-comite-del-tsj/), News)
2. Transparencia Venezuela reviewed public records for 127 registered applicants to Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice Judicial Nominations Committee. ([EL NACIONAL](https://www.elnacional.com/2026/10/militantes-del-psuv-suman-43-candidaturas-en-lista-del-comite-del-tsj/), News)
3. A total of 43 of the 127 candidates correspond to individuals directly linked to the officialist government or the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). ([TalCual Digital](https://talcualdigital.com/noticias/militantes-del-psuv-y-aliados-suman-43-candidaturas-para-el-comite-del-tsj/), News)
4. Transparency Venezuela, a non-governmental organization, published a systematic register analyzing 127 citizens who applied to integrate the new Judicial Postulation Committee of Venezuela. ([TalCual Digital](https://talcualdigital.com/noticias/militantes-del-psuv-y-aliados-suman-43-candidaturas-para-el-comite-del-tsj/), News)

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