2006 Venezuelan presidential election

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The 2006 Venezuelan presidential election was a national vote in which incumbent president Hugo Chávez won another term amid high oil revenues, deep political polarization, and growing international attention to his leftist government.

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2006 Venezuelan presidential election canonical 1

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instanceOf presidential election ⓘ
campaignIssue continuation of the Bolivarian Revolution ⓘ
relations with the United States ⓘ
use of oil revenues for social programs ⓘ
constitutionalFramework 1999 Constitution of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
date 3 December 2006 ⓘ
electoralBody National Electoral Council of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
electoralSystem direct universal suffrage ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Hugo Chávez NERFINISHED ⓘ
incumbentReelected true ⓘ
internationalObservation election observed by international monitors ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
location Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainOpponent Manuel Rosales NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainOpponentParty A New Era NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaCoverage received extensive international media coverage ⓘ
nextElection 2012 Venezuelan presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeContested President of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext deep political polarization ⓘ
growing international attention to Hugo Chávez's government ⓘ
high oil revenues ⓘ
previousElection 2000 Venezuelan presidential election ⓘ
resultType landslide victory ⓘ
termLengthWon six-year presidential term ⓘ
typeOfVote popular vote ⓘ
voterTurnout approximately 74% ⓘ
winner Hugo Chávez NERFINISHED ⓘ
winnerIdeology left-wing populism ⓘ
socialism of the 21st century ⓘ
winnerParty Fifth Republic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
year 2006 ⓘ

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Hugo Chávez → reElection → 2006 Venezuelan presidential election ⓘ