BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 3O JULY 2000
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Elections to the National Assembly
Source: Latin American Electoral Observatory website

Parties
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* AD - Accion Democrática (Democratic Action)
* CN - Convergencia National (National Convergence)
* LCR - La Causa Radical (The Radical Cause)
* MAS - Movimiento al Socialismo (Movement towards Socialism)
* MVR - Movimiento V [Quinta] República (Movement for the Fifth 
   Republic)
* PJ - Primero Justicia (First Justice)
* PPT - Patria Para Todos (Fatherland For All)
* PSCV - Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela (Social Christian 
   Party of Venezuela)
* PV - Proyecto Venezuela (Project Venezuela)


NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Votes and seats are compared with those won at the 1998 elections.
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Registered voters:            11,623,547
Total votes cast:              6,573,663  56.5
Blank and invalid votes:       2,096,243  31.9
Valid votes:                   4,477,420  68.1
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Party                          Votes      %    Change    Seats
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Accion Democrática               719,575  16.1 (-08.8)   32 (-29)
Convergencia National             47,724  01.1 (-01.3)    4 (-01)
La Causa Radical                 197,207  04.4 (+01.4)    3 (-03)
Movimiento al Socialismo         237,766  05.3 (-04.0)   18 (-06)
Movimiento V República         1,981,265  44.2 (+24.3)   80 (+45)
Partido Social Cristiano         227,725  05.1 (-07.4)    5 (-21)
Patria Para Todos                101,520  02.3 (-01.3)    3 (-08)
Proyecto Venezuela               309,310  06.9 (-03.2)    8 (-12)
Others                           655,328  14.6           12
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Total                          4,477,420                165
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The number of seats in the Assembly was reduced from 203 to 165.