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South America > Venezuela > Democracy

VENEZUELAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 3 [81st of 140]
Electoral system mixed member
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,946 [94th of 161]
Female ministers 47.4% [2nd of 125]
Female parliamentarians 9.7% [93rd of 157]
Female suffrage 1946
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination Yes
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions No
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 56.6% [129th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 6,573,660 [40th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 46.5 [95th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 11,623,500 [37th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 14,131,200 [35th of 163]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 56.5% [71st of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote 6,600,200 [22nd of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 46.7 [68th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 11,681,600 [17th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 14,131,200 [19th of 91]

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Venezuela, RB

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