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===Parliamentary voting system=== Elections for the [[National Assembly of Venezuela]] in the [[2000 Venezuelan parliamentary election|2000]] and the [[2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election|2005]] were conducted under a weak [[mixed member proportional]] system, with 60% elected in [[first-past-the-post]] [[electoral district|voting district]]s and the remainder by closed [[party list]] [[proportional representation]].<ref name=CNN>[[CNN]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010506180750/http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/election.watch/americas/venezuela.html Venezuela (Presidential)], accessed 27 September 2010</ref> This was an adaptation of the system previously used for the [[Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies]],<ref>Donna Lee Van Cott (2005), ''From movements to parties in Latin America: the evolution of ethnic politics'', [[Cambridge University Press]]. p29</ref> which had been introduced in 1993, with a 50–50 balance between voting districts and party lists,<ref name=Crisp>Crisp, Brian F. and Rey, Juan Carlos (2003), "The Sources of Electoral Reform in Venezuela", in Shugart, Matthew Soberg, and Martin P. Wattenberg, ''Mixed-Member Electoral Systems – The Best of Both Worlds?'', Oxford: [[Oxford University Press]], 2003. pp. 173–194(22)</ref> and deputies per state proportional to population, but with a minimum of three deputies per state.<ref>Crisp and Rey (2003:175)</ref> For the 2010 election, the ''Ley Orgánica de Procesos Electorales (LOPE)'' (Basic Law of Electoral Process) among other changes reduced the party list proportion to 30%. In addition, the law completely separated the district vote and the party list votes, creating a [[parallel voting]] system. Previously, parties winning nominal district seats had had these subtracted from the total won under the proportional party list.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} Under the new law, in 2009, electoral districts were [[Redistribution (election)|redefined]] in a way that has been accused of favouring the PSUV, particularly in giving more weight to votes in the countryside over those in the city.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|author=Carroll, Rory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/27/hugo-chavez-congressional-election-venezuela|title=Venezuela election loosens Chávez's grip on power|date=27 September 2010|access-date=27 September 2010|work=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref><ref name= NYTVote>Romero, Simon. ''The New York Times'', 26 September 2010. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/world/americas/27venez.html?partner=rss&emc=rss "Venezuelans Vote for Legislators".]</ref><ref name=IHTDominates>''Latin American Herald Tribune'', 27 September 2010, [http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=368571&CategoryId=10718 "In Venezuela, Opposition Wins Vote Total, but Chavez Still Dominates Parliament".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607212718/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=368571&CategoryId=10718 |date=2012-06-07 }}</ref>
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