Who won Venezuela election 2018?

Who won Venezuela election 2018?

Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 20 May 2018, with incumbent Nicolás Maduro being declared re-elected for a second six-year term.

Does Venezuela hold elections?

Elections in Venezuela are held at a national level for the President of Venezuela as head of state and head of government, and for a unicameral legislature. The President of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by direct election plurality voting, and is eligible for re-election.

What did Nicolás Maduro promise?

Maduro made the campaign promise of creating a “new economy” in Venezuela. The Bolivarian government also increased spending on populist policies during the campaign to help sway voters to support Maduro. Analysts suggested that those policies would further exacerbate the negative effects of the crisis in Venezuela.

How are elections held in Venezuela?

Elections in Venezuela. Elections in Venezuela are held at a national level for the President of Venezuela as head of state and head of government, and for a unicameral legislature. The President of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by direct election plurality voting, and is eligible for re-election.

Will there be a recall vote in Venezuela in 2017?

The process to hold a Venezuelan recall referendum to vote on recalling Maduro started on 2 May 2016. In July 2016, the Venezuelan government stated that if enough signatures were collected in the second petition stage, a recall vote would be held no sooner than 2017.

What type of government does Venezuela have?

Elections in Venezuela are held at a national level for the President of Venezuela as head of state and head of government, and for a unicameral legislature.

How many presidents of Venezuela came from Democratic Action?

After an intervening decade of dictatorship (1948–1958) saw AD excluded from power, four Venezuelan presidents came from Democratic Action from the 1960s to the 1990s.