2018 Venezuelan municipal elections

2018 Venezuelan municipal elections
9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)
2,459 councillors
Registered20,704,612
Turnout27.40% (Decrease 30.96pp)[a]
 
Alliance GPPSB Concertación
Popular vote 4,324,602 1,160,493
Percentage 76.23% 20.45%
Swing Increase 27.54pp New
Councillors 326 9
Councillors +/– Increase 20 New
Results by municipality

Municipal elections were held in Venezuela on 9 December 2018, aimed at choosing only the 2459 municipality councillors of Venezuela.[1]

Background

Following the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election, municipal elections were quickly organized throughout Venezuela. The National Electoral Council proposed the election date of 9 December 2018, which in turn was approved by the Constituent National Assembly on 13 July 2018.[2][3]

Conduct

Many voting centers were seen empty due to low participation.[4] Members of the state-run CLAP were ordered to participate in the elections with the government offering food products to those who were involved.[5]

Results

Official results showed that only 27.4% of eligible voters participated in the election[6] compared to 47.3% in 2017.

References

  1. ↑ Elecciones Municipales 2018 CNE
  2. ↑ Asamblea de Educación: Carece de validez el anuncio de elecciones de Concejos Municipales El Impulso, 17 July 2018
  3. ↑ Junta Nacional Electoral propone elecciones municipales para el 9 de diciembre TalCual, 9 July 2018
  4. ↑ "EN FOTOS: La desolación en los centros de votación #9Dic". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  5. ↑ "Miembros organizadores de los Clap obligados a votar este domingo en Caracas". La Patilla (in European Spanish). 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  6. ↑ "CNE anunció que participación fue de 27,4% en elecciones municipales". El Nacional (in Spanish). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

Notes

  1. ↑ Official results per the National Electoral Council.
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