2013 Venezuelan presidential election
E487119
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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.