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Venezuela: Badilla - Mabunga

Venezuela is a federal presidential republic made up of 20 states and territories. The president effectively controls the executive branch, represents the country abroad, and appoints judges and cabinet members with approval from the National Assembly. Nicolas Maduro has been president since 2013. The vice president assists the president and coordinates government actions.

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Venezuela: Badilla - Mabunga

Venezuela is a federal presidential republic made up of 20 states and territories. The president effectively controls the executive branch, represents the country abroad, and appoints judges and cabinet members with approval from the National Assembly. Nicolas Maduro has been president since 2013. The vice president assists the president and coordinates government actions.

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VENEZUELA

BADILLA | MABUNGA
BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA | REPÚBLICA
BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
OFFICIAL NAME

FEDERAL PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC


GOVERNMENT TYPE

DECEMBER 1999
CONSTITUTION
The
VENEZUELA FLAG

Riches of the land

Courage of Venezuela’s people and


Venezuela’s independence from Spain

Blood shed in Venezuela’s struggle for


independence

8 provinces in Venezuela that united in the


war of independence
32,311,542 (43rd)

👨
PH is 12 hours ahead of VE
⌚️ 🌏 916, 445 km2 (34th)

+58 📞 🏢 Caracas

💵
Venezuelan Bolivar
.ve 💻 (1 VEF = 0.0008789 PHP)

Rice, Maize, Beef, Coffee


🎑 🗣 Spanish
⛪️ 
Roman Catholic
Venezuela is a federal
republic made up of twenty
states, two federal territories
(Amazonas and Delta
Amacuro), and a Federal
District (Caracas). In addition,
there are seventy-two island
dependencies in the
Caribbean.
Venezuela grants significant
powers to the president. He or
she effectively controls the
The executive branch, represents
EXECUTIVE the country abroad, and
appoints the cabinet and with
the approval of the National
Assembly, the judges for the
Supreme Tribunal of Justice.
The
PRESIDENT

President Nicolas Maduro


(since 19 April 2013) Chief
of state and head of
government are held by the
president elected by
popular vote for a six-year
term with a two-consecutive
term limit.
1| Being a Venezuelan citizen from birth and possessing no other nationality

2| Being at least 30 years old at the time of the election

Not being a Minister, Governor, Mayor or the Vice President of the


3| Republic from the day the candidacy is announced to the day of the
election.

President’s 4| Not being a subject to any conviction by final judgment

QUALIFICATIONS
24
Powers vested upon the constitution:

1 2 3 4 5
To comply with To direct the To appoint and To direct the To direct the
and enforce the activity of the remove the international National Armed
Constitution and Government. Executive Vice- relations of the Forces in his
the law. Republic and sign capacity as
President and the
Cabinet Ministers. and ratify Commander-in-
international Chief, exercise
treaties, supreme
agreements or hierarchical
conventions. Authority over the
same and
establish their
contingent.
24
Powers vested upon the constitution:

6 7 8 9 10
To exercise To declare states To issue executive To call special To issue
supreme of exception and orders having the sessions of the regulations for the
command over the order the force of law, subject National Assembly. application of laws,
National Armed restriction of to authorization in in whole or in part,
Forces, promote guarantees in the advance by an without altering the
their officers at the cases provided for enabling act. spirit, purpose and
rank of colonel or under the reason for being of
naval captain and Constitution. the laws.
above, and
appoint them to
the positions
exclusively
reserved to them.
24
Powers vested upon the constitution:

11 12 13 14 15
To administer the To negotiate To order To enter into To designate,
National Public national loans. extraordinary contracts in the subject to prior
Treasury. budget item in national interest, authorization from
addition to the subject to this the National
budget, subject to Constitution and Assembly or the
authorization in Delegated
applicable laws
advance from the Committee, the
National Assembly Attorney-General
or the Delegated of the Republic
Committee. and the heads of
the permanent
diplomatic
missions.
24
Powers vested upon the constitution:

16 17 18 19 20
To designate and To address reports To formulate the To grant pardons. To determine the
remove those or special National number, organization
officials whose messages to the Development Plan and competence of
appointment is the Ministries and
National Assembly, and, subject to
other organs
made subject to either in person or approval in comprising the
his discretion by through the advance from the National Public
the Constitution or Executive Vice- National Assembly, Administrative
the applicable law. President. direct the Branch, as well as
implementation of the organization and
the same. functions of the
Cabinet Ministers,
within the principles
and guidelines set
forth in the pertinent
organic law.
24
Powers vested upon the constitution:

21 22 23 24
To dissolve the To call reference in To call and preside Any others vested
National Assembly the cases provided over meetings of in the President
in the case for under the the National under the
contemplated by present Defense Council. Constitution and
the Constitution. Constitution. law.
The
VICE
PRESIDENT
The second highest political position in the
government of Venezuela. The Vice
President is the direct collaborator of the
President of the Republic according to the
Constitution. The office of Vice President
appeared in the Constitution of 1830 until
the Constitution of 1858, and once again in
the Constitution of 1999.

Since 4 January 2017, Tareck El Aissami of


the United Socialist Party of Venezuela has
been Vice President to Nicolás Maduro.
FUNCTIONS & DUTIES
According to the Constitution of 1999, the duties of the Executive Vice President are

1 2 3 4 5
To collaborate with To coordinate the To propose the To preside over To coordinate the
the President of Public National appointment and the Cabinet if the relations of the
the Republic to Administration in the removal of the President is National Executive
direct the actions accordance with Ministers to the absent. with the National
of the the instructions of President of the Assembly.
Government. President of the Republic.
Republic.
FUNCTIONS & DUTIES
According to the Constitution of 1999, the duties of the Executive Vice President are

6 7 8 9
To preside at the To name and to To substitute for the To exercise the
Federal Council of remove, in President of the duties delegated to
Government. accordance with Republic on him by the
the law, the temporary and President of the
officials or national absolute absences. Republic.
officials whose
designation is not
attributed to
another authority.
The
LEGISLATIVE

Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional

165 seats members elected by popular vote

Five-year terms

Three seats reserved for the indigenous


peoples of Venezuela (Sectoral
Representation).
ARTICLE 188
According to article 188 of the Constitution of Venezuela, adopted in 1999, the following
requirements must be met to become a Deputy of the Asamblea Nacional:

1 2 3
Deputies must be Older than 21 on Have lived in the
Venezuelan the day of the state for which they
citizens by birth, or election seek election during
naturalized
the previous four
Venezuelans with
years.
a period of
residency more
than 15 years.
ARTICLE 187
The Assembly has many specific powers outlined in Article 187:

1 2 3
Approving the Initiating Appointing the
budget impeachment members of the
proceedings electoral, judicial,
against most and prosecutor's
government branches of
officials (including government
ministers and the
Vice President, but
not the President,
who can only be
removed through a
recall referendum)
The
LEGISLATIVE

The Assembly is led by a President with 2 Vice Presidents

and together with a secretary and an assistant secretary,

they form the Assembly Directorial Board, and when it

is on recess twice a year, they lead a Standing

Commission of the National Assembly

together with 28 other MPs.


The Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Tribunal Suprema
de Justicia. Magistrates are elected by the
JUDICIARY National assembly for a single 12-year term.
Venezuela has no dual organization of national and
state courts. Since 1945, all courts have been part
of the federal system, even though at one point a
The parallel organization of state courts existed.
Regardless of their form of organization, the courts
JUDICIARY have never exercised as much influence as the
executive or even the legislative branch in
Venezuela.
Basis of principle of law: Venezuelan legal
system is essentially a code law system, and
thus the legal system is relatively rigid and
The leaves little room for judicial discretion. In a
system of code law, the jurist is a confirmer of
JUDICIARY the written code rather than the finder or maker
of the law, as is the case in common law
systems.
Supreme Tribunal of Justice/ Supreme Court (consists of 32 judges organized into 6
divisions - constitutional, political administrative, electoral, civil appeals, criminal appeals,
and social (mainly agrarian and labor issues)
Judge selection and term of office: judges proposed by the Committee of Judicial
Postulation (an independent body of organizations dealing with legal issues and of the
organs of citizen power) and appointed by the National Assembly judges serve
nonrenewable 12-year terms. Age requirement is at least 40 years of age and proven to be
competent, probity and independent.
Below the Supreme Court are seventeen judicial districts, each district having its own
superior court.
Lower courts within a judicial district include courts of instruction, district courts,
municipal courts, and courts of first instance.
The superior court are composed of either one or three judges, a bailiff, and a secretary. They
serve as appellate courts for matters originating in courts of first instance in the areas of civil and
criminal law.
 deal exclusively with civil matters, others with criminal matters, and others with all categories of
appeals.
The courts of first instance are composed of one judge, a bailiff, and a secretary.
 They have both appellate and original jurisdiction and are divided into civil, mercantile, penal,
finance, transit, labor, and juvenile courts.
District courts are composed of one judge, one bailiff, and a secretary
 operate nationwide.
 original jurisdiction in small bankruptcy and boundary suits, and appellate jurisdiction over all cases
from the municipal courts.
Municipal courts, consisting of a judge, a bailiff, and a secretary,
 hear small claims cases and try those accused of minor crimes and misdemeanors.
 perform marriages.
 issue an arrest warrant.
 perform a crucial task in the initial stages of all cases that come before the courts.
Electoral Branch: National Electoral Council or Consejo Electoral Nacional (CNE) administers
all elections, including those held within civil society. Its five principal members are elected by
the National Assembly for a seven-year term. The current president of the CNE is Tibisay
Lucena.
o responsible for organizing elections at all levels. Its members are also elected to 7-year
terms by the National Assembly. The electoral power is exercised by the National Electoral
Council as the governing body, and its subordinate entities: the National Board of Elections,
the Civil Status and Voter Registration Commission, and the Commission on Political
Participation and Financing.

Citizen Branch: This branch ensures that citizens and government officials follow the countries
laws. It consists of the Attorney General (or Prosecutor General), the Comptroller General, and
the Defender of the People (Human Rights Ombudsperson). They have a crucial role to play vis-
à-vis adherence to the rule of law by governmental officials at all levels and, for that purpose,
are charged with preventing, investigating, and punishing administrative irregularities. The three
officers heading these institutions are elected by Congress for a 7-year term.
The
MAJOR A New Era (UNT)

POLITICAL Justice First


PARTIES
Project Venezuela

Movement for Socialism (MAS)

Mesa de la Unidad Democrática

Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV)

Fatherland for All (PPT)

United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)

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