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Venezuelan presidential election, 2000
A presidential election was held in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on 30 July 2000. This was the first election held under Venezuela's newly adopted 1999 constitution.
Results
| Candidate | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Chávez | MVR | 3,757,773 | 59.7 |
| Francisco Arias | La Causa-R | 2,359,459 | 37.5 |
| Claudio Fermín | Encuentro | 171,346 | 2.7 |
| Total | 6,288,578 |
Source: Adam Carr's election archive
As a result of this election, incumbent President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (originally voted in under the previous constitution in 1998; see 1998 election results) was elected to a second six-year term. He was sworn in on 19 August 2000.
On 8 June 2004 it was announced that the result of this election would be put to a recall referendum on 15 August. See: Venezuelan recall referendum, 2004.
See also
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