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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on 6 December 2020.[a] Aside from the 167 deputies of the National Assembly who are eligible to be re-elected, the new National Electoral Council president announced that the assembly would increase by 110 seats, for a total of 277 deputies to be elected.[6]
The opposition parties that make up the Democratic Unity Roundtable coalition agreed unanimously not to participate in the election, stating the reason as irregularities and their complaints during the planning of the process and arguing that it was likely the election would be fraudulent. Twenty-seven political parties signed the agreement, including the four largest opposition parties Popular Will, Justice First, Democratic Action and A New Era.[7][8][9]
The opposition criticized the appointment of the members of the National Electoral Council by the Supreme Tribunal, stating that it is under the purview of the National Assembly, and at least seven political parties had their board of directors suspended or replaced by the pro-government Supreme Tribunal of Justice, including Popular Will, Justice First, Democratic Action,[10] and Copei, as well as left-wing political parties, including Tupamaro,[11] Fatherland for All,[12] and Red Flag.[13] Opposition politicians Henrique Capriles and Stalin González initially encouraged participation in the elections. They later withdrew and demanded better electoral conditions.[14]
The Lima Group, the International Contact Group, the European Union and the United States rejected holding parliamentary elections in 2020, insisting in the necessity of holding elections "with free and fair conditions."[15] The International Contact Group, headed by Uruguay, stated the formation of the Electoral Council "undermines the credibility of the next electoral process."[15] The Organization of American States (OAS) stated the appointment of the Electoral Council was "illegal", rejecting it, and further stated that independent bodies are needed for "transparent, free and fair" elections to take place in the country.[16] In July, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, headed by Michelle Bachelet, said that "the recent decisions of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice diminish the possibility to build conditions for democratic and credible electoral processes" and "appoint new National Electoral Council rectors without the consensus of all the political forces."[17][18]
- ^ Pozzebon, Stefano (7 December 2020). "PSUV gana las elecciones legislativas boicoteadas por la oposición, anuncia el CNE". CNN. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Villabona Blanco, Pilar (September–October 1986). "Política y elecciones en Venezuela" (PDF). Revista de Estudios Políticos (Nueva Época). 53. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela serán el 7 de octubre de 2012". www.notimerica.com. Europa Press. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "El chavismo finalmente fijó la fecha de las elecciones parlamentarias: serán el 6 de diciembre". Infobae-ES. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "ADELANTAR ELECCIONES". El Impulso. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "CNE divulga cronograma electoral y número de diputados por estado" (in Spanish). Efecto Cocuyo. 3 July 2020.
- ^ Leonett, Vanessa (3 August 2020). "Partidos de oposición no participarán en elecciones parlamentarias". El Pitazo. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Venezuela's major opposition parties pledge to boycott December election". Reuters. 2 August 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Coalition to shun election in Venezuela". Arkansas Online. 3 August 2020.
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:12was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "La Justicia chavista intervino otros dos partidos políticos de izquierda en Venezuela". Infobae. 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Fórmula Capriles-Stalin se retira para buscar mejores condiciones electorales para las parlamentarias del 6-D". Crónica Uno (in Spanish). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Venezuela: El Grupo Lima repudia la "designación ilegal " del Consejo Electoral". La Nación (in Spanish). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "La OEA rechaza la designación "ilegal" del CNE de Venezuela y pide unas elecciones "justas y transparentes"". Europa Press. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Bachelet: la posibilidad de procesos electorales democráticos en Venezuela disminuye". Noticias ONU (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Bachelet carga contra los últimos fallos del Supremo de Venezuela por no contribuir a un proceso electoral "creíble"". Europa Press. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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