At Stake in this Election: 

• The Venezuelan Presidency

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013)  

• Head of Government: President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013) 

• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) with a 277 seat Assembly 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote and may serve unlimited six-year terms. 

• In the National Assembly, 130 members are elected by plurality vote, 144 members are elected by proportional representation, and 3 members are nominated by Indigenous communities and elected by plurality vote. All 277 members serve 5-year terms without term limits.

Last Election:  

In the 2018 Presidential Election, Nicolás MADURO Moras won with 68% of votes, defeating three other candidates. Voter turnout was 46%.

Information for Voters: 

Brújula Electoral / Electoral Compass (in Spanish)

Key Deadlines:  

• Candidate filing deadline: March 25th, 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: April 16th, 2024

Main Candidates in this Election:  

• Nicolás MADURO Moros 

• Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) 

• Edmundo GONZÁLEZ 

• Unitary Platform

• Luis Eduardo MARTÍNEZ  

• Acción Democrática (AD) 

• Antonio ECARRI Angola 

• Alianza del Lápiz 

• Daniel CEBALLOS Morales 

• Arepa Digital 

• Benjamín RAUSSEO  

• Confederación Nacional Democrática (CONDE) 

• Enrique MÁRQUEZ Pérez 

• Centrados 

• Javier BERTUCCI Carrero 

• Esperanza por El Cambio 

• José BRITO Rodríguez 

• Primero Venezuela 

• Claudio FERMÍN Maldonado 

• Soluciones para Venezuela

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 28838499 (2022 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 21,027,120 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 14,583,567 (2022 est.)  

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1980, Ratified 2 May 1983 

• Gender Quota:  Yes, party lists must alternate between male and female candidates. 

• Female Candidates in this election: No  

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 37 out of 167 seats (22.2%) in the National Assembly 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.699, Medium (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 16.5% (2023)

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Ratified 24 September 2013 

• Projected population with a disability:  4,614.160 (2022 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Venezuela: No 

• Election Access: Yes