President Maduro Urges Voter Turnout for Peace and Life in Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro, May 25, 2025. Photo: Presidential Press
May 25, 2025 Hour: 8:17 am
Citizens are electing 285 national lawmakers, 24 members of regional legislative councils, and 24 governors.
Early Sunday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro cast his vote and called on citizens to participate in the regional and legislative elections “for peace and life.”
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“Sunday, May 25, has arrived! A blessed day of democratic and free elections in Venezuela, a day on which we celebrate because the ordinary people always exercise their constitutional power and sovereignty. Let’s all vote for peace, for life, for the homeland. Do it united and mobilized as a family and as a community. Vote!” Maduro said in a video posted on social media.
The Bolivarian leader reminded citizens that they are electing 285 National Assembly lawmakers, 24 members of regional legislative councils, and 24 governors — including the governor of the newly created state of Guayana Esequiba.
“Those who vote, choose who will govern them in their state. Those who vote, choose their National Assembly to legislate and defend the people, national sovereignty, peace, internal stability, full economic recovery, and prosperity for all,” Maduro added.
The text reads, “President Nicolas Maduro reiterated this morning his invitation to Venezuelans to exercise their right to vote in the 2025 regional and parliamentary elections.”
For this election, 15,736 polling centers have been set up, with a total of 27,713 voting tables operating, according to figures from the National Electoral Council (CNE).
About 21.4 million Venezuelans are eligible to vote to fill 569 positions, including 285 seats in the National Assembly (AN), 24 governorships, and 260 regional legislative posts.
This election day has drawn international attention for including the election of a governor, eight national parliament deputies, and seven members of a regional legislative council for the state of Guayana Esequiba. Currently, this 160,000-square-kilometer, mineral-rich territory is under dispute with Guyana in a conflict dating back more than a century.
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Sources: VTV – EFE
