Venezuela Executive: President: Hugo Rafael Chàvez Fríaz (2000) MVR Executive vice-president: Jose Vicente Rangel The president is elected for a six year term by the people. The executive vice-president is appointed by the president. The government is formed by the MVR, MAS, PPT, SI, Independentes por la Comunidad Nacional (Independents for the National Community), Genie Ermergente (Emerging Genie), Acción Agropecuaria, Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo-Partido Socialista de Venezuela (Electoral People's Movement-Socialist Party of Venezuela) and Partido Comunista de Venezuela (Communist Party of Venezuela).
Parliament: The Asamblea Nacional (National Assembly) has 165 members, elected for a five year term.
Political Parties :
Apertura y Participación Nacional
(APN) Causa Radical (La Causa R) Convergencia Integración y Renovación Nueva
Esperanza (IRENE) Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) Movimiento Electoral del Pueblo (MEP) Movimiento
V República (MVR) Partido Comunista de Venezuela (PCV) Partido
Devolucionario Venezolano (PDV) Partido Social-Cristiano (COPEI) Patria
Para Todos (PPT) Unión Radical Democrática (URD) Fuente: Database of the Americas. Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Last Updated/Actualizada: March 14, 2000
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