2018 Venezuelan presidential election

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The 2018 Venezuelan presidential election was a highly controversial and widely disputed vote in which President Nicolás Maduro claimed re-election amid allegations of fraud, opposition boycotts, and international condemnation.

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2018 Venezuelan presidential election canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf presidential election ⓘ
boycottingParties Democratic Unity Roundtable ⓘ
major Venezuelan opposition parties ⓘ
campaignContext humanitarian crisis in Venezuela ⓘ
hyperinflation in Venezuela ⓘ
mass emigration from Venezuela ⓘ
severe economic crisis in Venezuela ⓘ
consequence widespread international sanctions on Venezuelan officials ⓘ
worsening of Venezuela’s political crisis ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
criticizedBy United Nations human rights experts ⓘ
linked to: Special Rapporteurs

international human rights organizations ⓘ
date 20 May 2018 ⓘ
electedPresidentTermEnd 10 January 2025 ⓘ
electedPresidentTermStart 10 January 2019 ⓘ
electoralSystem two-round system de facto reduced to single round ⓘ
governmentAlly Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela ⓘ
incumbentCandidate Nicolás Maduro ⓘ
internationalObservation absence of major independent observer missions such as the OAS and EU ⓘ
limited international observers ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
legalFramework Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
location Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
linked to: Venezuela
mainCandidate Henri Falcón ⓘ
Javier Bertucci ⓘ
Nicolás Maduro ⓘ
Reinaldo Quijada ⓘ
nextElection 2024 Venezuelan presidential election ⓘ
notRecognizedBy European Union ⓘ
Lima Group ⓘ
Organization of American States Secretary General ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
officeContested President of Venezuela ⓘ
oppositionDemand free and fair electoral conditions ⓘ
postponement of the election ⓘ
organizedBy National Electoral Council of Venezuela ⓘ
previousElection 2013 Venezuelan presidential election ⓘ
recognizedBy government of China ⓘ
government of Cuba ⓘ
government of Russia ⓘ
resultControversy allegations of electoral fraud ⓘ
international non-recognition ⓘ
opposition boycott ⓘ
termLength six-year presidential term ⓘ
turnout approximately 46% official ⓘ
turnoutEstimate significantly lower than 50% according to opposition and observers ⓘ
typeOfIrregularitiesAlleged coercion of public employees ⓘ
disqualification of opposition leaders ⓘ
vote-buying through government social programs ⓘ
winner Nicolás Maduro ⓘ

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Nicolás Maduro → election → 2018 Venezuelan presidential election ⓘ
2013 Venezuelan presidential election → succeededBy → 2018 Venezuelan presidential election ⓘ