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National Assembly of Venezuela Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela | |
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V National Assembly of Venezuela | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Preceded by | Congress of Venezuela |
Leadership | |
Jorge Rodríguez, PSUV since 5 January 2021 | |
Minority Leader | José Gregorio Correa, AD |
Structure | |
Seats | 277 |
Political groups | Government (253)
Others (24)
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Elections | |
Parallel voting | |
Last election | 6 December 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
Meeting place | |
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas | |
Website | |
asambleanacionalvenezuela |
Venezuela portal |
The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the legislature for Venezuela that was first elected in 2000. It is a unicameral body made up of a variable number of members, who were elected by a "universal, direct, personal, and secret" vote partly by direct election in state-based voting districts, and partly on a state-based party-list proportional representation system. The number of seats is constant, each state and the Capital district elected three representatives plus the result of dividing the state population by 1.1% of the total population of the country.[1] Three seats are reserved for representatives of Venezuela's indigenous peoples and elected separately by all citizens, not just those with indigenous backgrounds. For the 2010 to 2015 the number of seats was 165.[2] All deputies serve five-year terms. The National Assembly meets in the Federal Legislative Palace in Venezuela's capital, Caracas.