National Assembly of Venezuela Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela | |
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| V National Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 20 December 1999 |
| Preceded by | Congress of Venezuela |
New session started | 5 January 2021 |
| Leadership | |
First Vice President | Pedro José Infante, PSUV since 5 January 2023 |
Second Vice President | América Pérez, PSUV since 5 January 2023 |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | José Gregorio Correa, AD since 5 January 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 277 |
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Political groups | Government (256)
Others (21) |
| Committees | 15 standing committees |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting: Party-list proportional representation (144 seats) First-past-the-post (133 seats) | |
First election | 30 July 2000 |
Last election | 6 December 2020 (partial recognition) |
Next election | By 7 December 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Federal Legislative Palace Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela | |
| Website | |
| www.asambleanacional.gob.ve | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Venezuela | |
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 Venezuela portal |
The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the federal legislature of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which was first elected in 2000 under the 1999 constitution. It is a unicameral body made up of a variable number of members, who are 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.
Each of the 23 States and the Capital District elects no less than 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]
Deputies to the National Assembly serve a five-year term and may be re-elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The National Assembly meets in the Federal Legislative Palace in Venezuela's capital, Caracas.
- ^ "Ley Orgánica de Procesos Electorales" (in Spanish). Consejo Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Dos mil 719 candidatos se disputarán los curules de la Asamblea Nacional" (in Spanish). Venezolana de Televisión. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.