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
Last updated: 05-21-2005 05:35:42
