Ideological Consistency Since 2007

In 2007, upon entering the Universidad de Oriente (UDO) Núcleo Anzoátegui, Bittar was elected as Consejero Universitario after surviving an attack by Chavista colectivos that nearly killed him. He initiated his political career against Chavismo in his native state of Anzoátegui, leading the organization of youth during the closure of Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV). Bittar began his political engagement as a student activist resisting Chavismo, organizing university-based opposition efforts that laid the groundwork for his enduring anti-authoritarian outlook. His principles, shaped in opposition to the regime’s pervasive control, prioritized individual freedom and rejected enforced equality in favor of merit-based hierarchies where “each individual strives to be the best version of themselves, according to their desire.”

Throughout the 2010s, Bittar’s views evolved without deviation from these foundations, culminating in the 2016 co-founding of Rumbo Libertad, a movement explicitly dedicated to libertarian ideals including free markets, economic liberty, and a minimal state. This period saw him critique expansive government intervention amid Venezuela’s turbulent opposition dynamics, consistently advocating for civil society’s role over state dominance to foster political and expressive freedoms.

 Central to his early concepts was a rejection of statism, evident in calls for a “reduced state” that empowers societal affirmation rather than institutional overreach, principles he traced back to values diverging from Chavismo’s indoctrination despite growing up in a hostile environment.

“Socialists take from others what they haven’t earned through their own effort… we are not like them. We aspire to greatness.“