National Electoral Council (Venezuela)

Extracted Attributes

• Purpose

  Overseeing and guaranteeing transparency of all elections and referendums in Venezuela (local, regional, national levels)

• Composition

  Five persons: three nominated by civil society, one by faculties of law and political science at national universities, one by the Citizen Power

• Spanish Name

  Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE)

• Official Name

  National Electoral Council

• Established By

  1999 Venezuelan Constitution

• Government Branch

  Electoral Branch (one of five in Venezuela)

• Member Term Length

  Seven years

• Perceived Alignment

  Pro-Maduro, regime-controlled (by opponents)

Timeline

• The creation of the CNE was ratified in Venezuela's 1999 constitutional referendum, establishing it as one of the five branches of government. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  1999-12-15

• The CNE suspended opposition efforts to recall President Maduro in a national referendum. (Source: Web Search)

  2016-XX-XX

• The CNE scheduled a presidential election for May 2018, violating a constitutional requirement for elections to be called with at least six months' anticipation. (Source: Web Search)

  2018-01-XX

• The de facto National Assembly selected a reconstituted CNE with opposition representation and invited the first EU electoral mission since 2006 to accompany the November 2021 gubernatorial and mayoral elections. (Source: Web Search)

  2021-05-XX

• Six pro-government members of the CNE resigned from their positions five years before their term expired, four months ahead of opposition primaries. (Source: Web Search)

  2023-06-15

• Despite evidence of a landslide victory for opposition-backed candidate Edmundo González, the regime-controlled CNE declared Nicolás Maduro the winner through 'blatant Election Fraud'. (Source: Related Document: f60e073c-1e28-4f93-bdb0-f32ad98e91c5)

  Recent Election

• The CNE declared the victory of the Gran Polo Patriótico (GPP), the ruling coalition backed by President Nicolás Maduro, in legislative and regional elections (projected event). (Source: Web Search)

  2025-05-25

National Electoral Council (Venezuela)

The National Electoral Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional Electoral, CNE) is the head of one of the five branches of government of Venezuela under its 1999 constitution. It is the institution that has the responsibility of overseeing and guaranteeing the transparency of all elections and referendums in Venezuela at the local, regional, and national levels. The creation of the CNE was ratified in Venezuela's 1999 constitutional referendum. Following the election of Nicolás Maduro into the presidency, the CNE has been described, by the president's opponents, as being pro-Maduro.

Web Search Results

• National Electoral Council (Venezuela) - Wikipedia

  The National Electoral Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional Electoral, CNE) is the head of one of the five branches of government of Venezuela under its 1999 constitution. It is the institution that has the responsibility of overseeing and guaranteeing the transparency of all elections and referendums in Venezuela at the local, regional, and national levels. The creation of the CNE was ratified in Venezuela's 1999 constitutional referendum. Following the election of Nicolás Maduro into the [...] The National Electoral Council (CNE) is composed of five persons; three of them nominated by civil society, one by the faculties of law and political science at national universities, and one by the Citizen Power.[clarification needed] The three members nominated by civil society shall have six alternates in ordinal sequence, and each appointed by the universities and the Citizen Power has two alternates, respectively. Members of the National Electoral Council last seven years in office and be [...] The electoral system of Venezuela, administered under the 1999 Constitution as one of the five branches of government, is controversial. The Supreme Tribunal of Justice "Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela)"), with the majority supporting Chávez, elected[when?] officials to the supposedly non-partisan National Electoral Council of Venezuela (CNE) despite the 1999 Constitution stating for the National Assembly of Venezuela to perform the task. That resulted with the CNE board having a

• Venezuela - Directorio Legislativo

  Directorio Legislativo ### Venezuela #### Elections in Venezuela: the ruling party claims parliamentary victory 26 May, 2025 On May 25, Venezuela held legislative and regional elections. With 93% of the votes counted, the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared the victory of the Gran Polo Patriótico (GPP), the ruling coalition backed by President Nicolás Maduro, ⇢ #### Ruling Party projected to secure a strengthened legislative majority in elections to renew the National Assembly [...] Amidst complaints of irregularities by the opposition and doubts from the international community, with 80% of the votes counted, the National Electoral Council (CNE in Spanish) proclaimed Nicolás Maduro as the elected president of Venezuela ⇢ #### Nicolás Maduro aims for third term in office despite lagging in polls 25 July, 2024 [...] 23 May, 2025 On May 25, Venezuela will elect the 285 deputies who will constitute the National Assembly for the 2026–2031 term. For the first time, eight seats corresponding to the Essequibo region (a territory disputed with Guyana) will be included, despite ⇢ #### Maduro began his third term amid fraud allegations 10 January, 2025

• Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations

  Separate efforts by civil society and parts of the opposition have led to some improvements in electoral conditions. In May 2021, the de facto National Assembly selected a reconstituted CNE with opposition representation and an invitation for the first EU electoral mission since 2006 to accompany the November 2021 gubernatorial and mayoral elections.16, \"Venezuela Weekly: A New Electoral Council (CNE) Announced in Venezuela,\" May 7, 2021; European Union External Action (EEAS), \"Venezuela: EU [...] In the December 2015 legislative elections, the MUD captured a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly—a major setback for Maduro. The PSUV-aligned Supreme Court blocked three MUD deputies from taking office, depriving the opposition of a two-thirds majority. From January 2016 to August 2017, the Supreme Court blocked laws and assumed the legislature's functions. In 2016, the National Electoral Council (CNE) suspended opposition efforts to recall President Maduro in a national referendum. [...] , barred from seeking office (Henrique Capriles), or in exile, some MUD leaders sought to unseat President Maduro through an election. Those leaders negotiated with the PSUV to try to obtain guarantees, such as a reconstituted National Electoral Council (CNE). In January 2018, the ANC ignored those negotiations and scheduled a presidential election for May 2018, violating a constitutional requirement that elections be called with at least six months' anticipation. The MUD boycotted, but Henri

• Constitutional history of Venezuela

  Many of the changes made related to the structure of government. The 1999 Constitution converted Venezuela's three-branch system of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) to a five-branch system. These five branches are the executive branch which consists of the president, the legislative branch, which consists of the National Assembly, the judicial branch, which consists of the courts, the electoral branch, which consists of the National Electoral Council, and the citizen's branch, [...] On December 15, 1999, 44.3% of eligible voters casted their vote for the new Constitution and 71.8% of voters approved it. The National Election Council audited the vote. The new constitution therefore replaced the 1961 Constitution, becoming Venezuela's 26th Constitution and the first constitution in the history of Venezuela to be approved by popular referendum. The 1999 Venezuelan Constitution had 350 articles, making it one of the longest, most complicated, and most comprehensive [...] choose up to ten deputies for the 24 national representatives. Third, three members were elected to represent the indigenous population. President Chávez's party, Polo Patriotico, won an overwhelming majority of the seats, 94% or 95%. Some argue that this was the result of Chávez's intense campaign work for his party's candidates in which he personally appeared in every state in Venezuela proposing his list of candidates for each constituency. Chávez backed 20 people for the 24 national

• EXPLAINER: What Happened With the Key Electoral Body ...

  It would be naive to think that the conditions of the upcoming elections will be ideal, especially in the current context of political disqualifications, persecution of human rights defenders, threats and violence against opposition candidates, and judicial interventions of political parties and civil associations. However, the CNE plays a key role and could take important steps to guarantee certain conditions and protect Venezuela’s right to vote. Among the many necessary steps that the [...] with marginalized groups and territories that have been historically forgotten, and to connect to people’s urgent needs in the context of a humanitarian emergency. The CNE has in its hands the ability to take steps towards free and fair elections. Let us hope it uses its power judiciously. At the same time, the international community has a crucial role to play in supporting democratization efforts in Venezuela. [...] On June 15, 2023, six pro-government members of the CNE resigned from their positions five years before their term expired and did not provide a clear explanation for it. This happened only four months ahead of the opposition primaries, a process designed to select a unitary candidate to oppose the ruling party’s candidate. The National Assembly, dominated by Maduro’s party, accepted these resignations immediately, even though some opposition members had not resigned. Just days later, CNE

The National Electoral Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional Electoral) (CNE) is one of the five branches of government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela that was designed to be independent. It is the institution that has the responsibility of overseeing and guaranteeing the transparency of all elections and referendums in Venezuela at the local, regional, and national levels. The creation of the CNE was ratified in Venezuela's 1999 constitutional referendum. Following the election of Nicolás Maduro – Hugo Chávez's handpicked successor – into the presidency, the CNE has been described as being pro-Maduro.