2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election

2025 Venezuelan parliamentary election

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All 285 seats in the National Assembly 143 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PSUV Jorge Rodríguez 83.54 253 0 AD Multiple leaders 6.02 13 −7 UNT ⁠–⁠ UNICA  [ es ] 5.06 11 New FV Gustavo Duque  [ es ] 2.35 4 +4 Lápiz Antonio Ecarri Angola  [ es ] 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President of the National Assembly before Jorge Rodríguez PSUV

Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on 25 May 2025 to elect the 285 deputies of the National Assembly. ^[1] The elections took place during the ongoing political crisis within the country, and were not expected to be free or fair. ^[2] Official results showed that the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) of President Nicolás Maduro retained its majority in the National Assembly and won 23 of 24 state gubernatorial elections. This elections were the first to be held by Venezuela in Guyanese territory that it claims.

Electoral system

The 285 members of the National Assembly were elected using a parallel voting system, with 149 seats elected by closed list proportional representation (with seats allocated using the d'Hondt method) and 136 seats elected by plurality block voting in 87 constituencies. ^[3]

The elections were originally set to be held on 27 April. However on 19 February 2025, the National Electoral Council moved the election date to 25 May, saying that it was needed to "facilitate and promote the participation of different actors" in the electoral process. ^[1]

Background

Opposition politicians have called for a boycott of the election. Maria Corina Machado said that participating in "a farce imposed by Maduro is to disregard the mandate" given by voters to the opposition following the disputed 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claimed victory in the presidential election, said holding the election was "unviable" and "contradicts the mandate expressed by Venezuelans at the polls" in the previous year. ^[1]

Results

The National Electoral Council (CNE) said that turnout in the election was at 42.66%. It also said that the PSUV retained its majority in the National Assembly and won 23 of 24 state gubernatorial elections. ^[4]

99.88% reporting
Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Great Patriotic Pole	5,024,475	83.54	253	0
	Democratic Alliance	361,769	6.02	13	–7
	UNT–UNICA  [ es ]	304,425	5.06	11	New
	Neighborhood Force	141,588	2.35	4	+4
	Pencil Alliance	181,926	3.02	1	New
	Other parties			0	–
Indigenous seats				3	0
Total		6,014,183	100.00	285	+8
Valid votes		6,014,183	99.85
Invalid/blank votes		8,813	0.15
Total votes		6,022,996	100.00
Source: Ultimas Notcias

References

1. "Venezuela Postpones Legislative Vote Panned By Opposition". Barron's. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
2. Martinez, Juan (27 August 2024). "Power Play: Maduro Plans 2025 Joint Elections, Warns Opposition". The Rio Times (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
3. "CNE divulga cronograma electoral y número de diputados por estado" (in Spanish). Efecto Cocuyo. 3 July 2020.
4. Garcia, Regina (26 May 2025). "Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors". AP News.