2013 Venezuelan presidential election

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The 2013 Venezuelan presidential election was the closely contested vote held after Hugo Chávez’s death in which Nicolás Maduro narrowly secured the presidency amid significant political polarization and allegations of irregularities.

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instanceOf presidential election
campaignIssue Chavismo legacy
corruption
crime and security
economic policy
characterizedBy allegations of irregularities
contested results
controversy claims of voting irregularities and abuses of state resources
opposition demands for full recount
country Venezuela
electoralAllianceOfMainOpponent Democratic Unity Roundtable NERFINISHED
electoralAllianceOfWinner Great Patriotic Pole NERFINISHED
electoralSystem two-round presidential system with single-round outcome
followed death of Hugo Chávez
hasElectoralAuthority CNE (Consejo Nacional Electoral) NERFINISHED
hasEndDate 2013-04-14
hasLanguage Spanish
hasStartDate 2013-04-14
heldAfter Hugo Chávez NERFINISHED
ideologyOfMainOpponent center-right
ideologyOfWinner Chavismo NERFINISHED
socialism of the 21st century
incumbentAtTimeOfElection Nicolás Maduro NERFINISHED
incumbentPosition acting president of Venezuela
legalFramework Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela NERFINISHED
locatedIn Venezuela NERFINISHED
loser Henrique Capriles Radonski NERFINISHED
mainCandidate Henrique Capriles Radonski NERFINISHED
Nicolás Maduro NERFINISHED
mediaCoverageIn international media
narrowVictoryFor Nicolás Maduro NERFINISHED
officeContested President of Venezuela NERFINISHED
organizedBy National Electoral Council of Venezuela NERFINISHED
partOf Venezuelan electoral history
politicalContext high political polarization
precededBy 2012 Venezuelan presidential election
reasonForElection death of incumbent president Hugo Chávez
resultContestedBy Henrique Capriles Radonski NERFINISHED
resultRecognizedBy Nicolás Maduro NERFINISHED
significance marked transition from Hugo Chávez to Nicolás Maduro
succeededBy 2018 Venezuelan presidential election NERFINISHED
supervisedBy National Electoral Council (CNE) NERFINISHED
timePeriod post-Chávez era in Venezuela
tookPlaceAfter Hugo Chávez’s final illness
tookPlaceIn Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela NERFINISHED
triggeredBy constitutional requirement to hold elections after presidential vacancy
typeOfElection snap election
winner Nicolás Maduro NERFINISHED

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Nicolás Maduro election 2013 Venezuelan presidential election