Venezuela’s 2025 Legislative and Regional Elections: A Quick Guide - Venezuelanalysis

Venezuela’s 2025 Legislative and Regional Elections: A Quick Guide - Venezuelanalysis

Venezuela’s 2025 Legislative and Regional Elections: A Quick Guide Venezuelans return to the polls on Sunday, May 25, to elect a new National Assembly, governors for 24 states, and regional legislative councils. This is the 32nd electoral event under the Bolivarian Revolution. Our guide offers an overview of the process, the parties and candidates running, and some races to watch. Overview, facts and figures With their respective terms ending on…

Venezuela Heads for Regional and Parliamentary Elections: A Defining Political Moment

By Alejandra Garcia – May 20, 2025 Venezuela is gearing up for a significant electoral event on Sunday, May 25, as 36 political organizations prepare to take part in the regional and parliamentary elections. A total of over 21 million citizens are expected to cast their votes, shaping the country’s political future at both local and national levels, in a defining political moment. Both the Chavista and opposition forces have meticulously chosen …

Venezuela elects on Sunday the governor and eight deputies to the Esequibo Parliament, the gigantic oil-rich region that has been in dispute for more than a century with Guyana.This is the first time that Venezuela aspires to elect authorities over this territory of 160,000 km2 over which it has no control, since the administration is from Guyana.No one in the Esequibo itself will be able to participate. Voting centers will be in the border stat…

Guyana reinforced military presence at the border and recently denounced Venezuela's attacks on its troops. Maduro's management denied the offensive