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Elections in Venezuela
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Elections in Venezuela gives information on elections and election results in Venezuela.
Venezuela elects on a national level a head of state a president and a unicameral federal legislature. The President of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by the people, and is eligible for re-election. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 165 members (diputados), elected for five-year terms.
Venezuela has a multi-party system, with numerous parties.
Latest elections
2009 Constitutional referendum
2008 state and municipal elections
2007 Constitutional referendum
2006 Presidential election
2005 Parliamentary election
Only President Chavez supporters were nominated to the parliamentary election of 2005. The opposite parties to the President Chavez did not participate because they agreed that the CNE (national electoral institution) was not independent from the President Chavez. It was a very polemical decision because international viewers supported the election.
See also
Politics of Venezuela
Electoral calendar
List of political parties in Venezuela
Sumate
External links
Adam Carr's Election Archive
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