General election in Venezuela 2010

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The parliamentary elections in Venezuela in 2010 took place on September 26, 2010. They were monitored by the national electoral authority CNE. 165 seats were distributed in the Venezuelan National Assembly , 113 direct mandates, including three for the indigenous population, and 52 list mandates.

In advance

Election targets

The declared aim of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) was to defend the two-thirds majority it had won in the last election in 2005 because of a boycott of the election by the opposition. This time, a large part of the opposition joined an alliance (“table of democratic unity”) that unites both left and traditional right-wing parties. The goal of the alliance was to achieve more than a third of the votes in order to prevent important laws (for which a two-thirds majority is required) and constitutional changes (for this a three-fifths majority is required). In addition, a two-thirds majority is required for the composition of the constitutional judges and the members of the electoral commission.

Election campaign

The election campaign was dominated by the topics of inflation and crime . The power cuts in the summer of 2010, which were triggered by a dry period, were also discussed. The election was also seen as an important test of sentiment for the 2012 presidential election in Venezuela .

Reorganization of the constituencies

Before the elections, the electoral districts were reorganized by a clever Gerrymandering, which experts believe was unconstitutional . Rural regions with a poor population, which traditionally tend to vote pro-Chávez, now had a relatively higher voting weight than urban regions with high populations, where opposition parties are more popular.

The vote

17.5 million Venezuelans were called to vote. Some election offices had to close later. Therefore, the first election results could only be announced with a delay. The opposition protested against it.

Results

The PSUV lost its two-thirds majority, but with 97 seats remained the largest party with an absolute majority . Patria Para Todos received two seats. The turnout was 66.45 percent.

Several of the MPs of the PSUV were military men who were involved in the attempted coups in 1992 or guerrillas. Several non-governmental organizations have criticized the fact that Róger Cordero Lara , a military man who was involved in the Cantaura massacre on October 4, 1982, was allowed to run and be elected as MP for the state of Guárico.

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A total of 165 seats
  • PSUV, PCV : 98
  • MUD : 65
  • PPT : 2nd
Political party be right Share of votes Seats
PSUV & PCV 5.42 million 48.13% 98
Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) 5.32 million 47.22% 65
Patria Para Todos (PPT) 0.35 million 3.14% 2
total 11.6 million 165

Source:

Patria Para Todos announced in 2011 that she would work with the Mesa de la Unidad.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c FAZ: Election victory and damper for Chávez
  2. ↑ a b c Frankfurter Rundschau: Damper for Chávez
  3. ↑ a b TAZ: Battle of Fears
  4. ^ TAZ: Chavez loses a two-thirds majority
  5. ↑ NZZ: Chávez missed a two-thirds majority
  6. ↑ Gerhard Dilger: Interview with Margarita López Maya candidate of the PPT in Venezuela , Quetzal, September 2010
  7. ^ ORF: Chavez party missed a two-thirds majority
  8. ↑ a b NewsDaily: Final results give Chavez slim Venezuela vote win two-thirds majority
  9. ↑ Luís Felipe Colina: Diputado Electo del Psuv es autor Material de la Masacre de Cantaura. Charges against MPs of the PSUV