In the legislative and regional elections held on May 25, 2025 in Venezuela, The rulingled by the president Nicolás Madurohe consolidated his political domain when obtaining an overwhelming victory. He Great patriotic poleofficial coalition, achieved the 82.68% of the votes in the legislative elections, According to the National Electoral Councilwith him 93% of the tables scrutinized. Besides, Chavismo won in 23 of the 24 governments of the countryincluding states previously controlled by the opposition such as Zulia, Barinas and Nueva Esparta.
Opposition boycott
The electoral participation was low, reaching only the 42.6% of the electoral rollcomposed of 21.4 million citizens. This abstention is largely attributed to the call to the boycott by the majority of the opposition, which Consider the illegitimate elections.
The Venezuelan opposition, fragmented and weakened, obtained modest results. The Democratic Alliance He got a 6.25% of the votesfollowed by the Union and change of Henrique Capriles with a 5.18%, and Neighborhood force With a 2.57%. The opposition leader María Corina Machado, who promoted abstention, said that More than 85% of Venezuelans “disobey this regime”considering the electoral process as a “plebiscite against tyranny.”
Guayana Esequiba
The Venezuelan government also celebrated elections in the region of Guayana Esequibaa territory in dispute with Guyana, and that for the moment, does not control. This Action was convicted by the international community, including the United States and Guyana, who consider it a violation of international law and a provocation in the midst of a legal process In progress before the International Court of Justice.
That is, Chavismo raised its territorial power in Venezuela after the elections held this Sunday, by adding three regions to its domain, in addition to the Guyana Estequiba, the territory of almost 160,000 square kilometers in dispute with Guyana and which Caracas considers its state number 24.
The President Maduro celebrated the results as a reaffirmation of the power of Chavismohighlighting its validity despite the sanctions and the international opposition. However, the opposition and several countries continue questioning legitimacy of the electoral process and the government of Maduro.
The political situation in the country remains tense, with a Weakened opposition that refuses to vote In an election that you consider illegitimate.
