Because the PCMLV espouses the Marxist–Leninist ideals of building a vanguard party and focusing on the eventual seizure of political power in the form of the dictatorship of the proletariat, they do not directly participate in Venezuelan electoral politics. However, they support the Bolivarian Revolution as they believe it is a necessary step in combating imperialism. The PCMLV views the political situation in Venezuela to be a positive force for creating space that allows their party to construct the foundations for building revolutionary socialism.