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
electoralAllianceOfWinner Great Patriotic Pole
electoralSystem two-round presidential system with single-round outcome
followed death of Hugo Chávez
hasElectoralAuthority CNE (Consejo Nacional Electoral)
hasEndDate 2013-04-14
hasLanguage Spanish
hasStartDate 2013-04-14
heldAfter Hugo Chávez
ideologyOfMainOpponent center-right
ideologyOfWinner Chavismo
linked to: Bolivarianism

socialism of the 21st century
incumbentAtTimeOfElection Nicolás Maduro
incumbentPosition acting president of Venezuela
legalFramework Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
locatedIn Venezuela
loser Henrique Capriles Radonski
mainCandidate Henrique Capriles Radonski
Nicolás Maduro
mediaCoverageIn international media
narrowVictoryFor Nicolás Maduro
officeContested President of Venezuela
organizedBy National Electoral Council of Venezuela
partOf Venezuelan electoral history
politicalContext high political polarization
precededBy 2012 Venezuelan presidential election
reasonForElection death of incumbent president Hugo Chávez
resultContestedBy Henrique Capriles Radonski
resultRecognizedBy Nicolás Maduro
significance marked transition from Hugo Chávez to Nicolás Maduro
succeededBy 2018 Venezuelan presidential election
supervisedBy National Electoral Council (CNE)
timePeriod post-Chávez era in Venezuela
tookPlaceAfter Hugo Chávez’s final illness
tookPlaceIn Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
linked to: Venezuela
triggeredBy constitutional requirement to hold elections after presidential vacancy
typeOfElection snap election
winner Nicolás Maduro

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Nicolás Maduro election 2013 Venezuelan presidential election