Legislation can be initiated by the executive branch, the legislative branch (either a committee of the National Assembly or three members of the latter), the judicial branch, the citizen branch (ombudsman, public prosecutor, and controller general) or a public petition signed by no fewer than 0.1% of registered voters. The president can ask the National Assembly to reconsider portions of laws he finds objectionable, but a simple majority of the Assembly can override these objections.
The voting age in Venezuela is 18 and older. Voting is not compulsory.
Executive Branch
The president is elected by a plurality vote with direct and universal suffrage for a six-year term. A president may be re-elected perpetually (only in consecutive terms) as of 15 February 2009. The president appoints the Vice President.
15 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Tuesday expressed its "strong" rejection of recent statements by U.S ... government for serving as "the basis of support for local fascist groups" that attempt to undermine Venezuelan institutions.
The Venezuelan leader pointed the finger at opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who he claims acted as the conduit for the alleged funds, and he suggested that the United States government was ultimately behind these efforts.
Venezuelan ... The Venezuelan government has underscored the necessity of joining hands with Iran and Arab nations in West Asia to establish a “world front” against Israel’s crimes and acts of terrorism.
Media and government officials are downplaying the impact of Venezuelan gangs in Aurora, Colorado, says one woman who moved out of her apartment earlier this year due to increasing violence.
It documents multiple and increasing violations and crimes committed by the Venezuelan government, security forces and pro-government armed civilian groups ... However, government maneuvers such as ...
The Venezuelan ... Duaji extended thanks for the Venezuelan government and people for constantly standing by Syria, particularly during the catastrophe of the earthquake which rocked Syria last year.
The Venezuelan government has cancelled the passports of dozens of journalists and activists since PresidentNicolás Maduro claimed a re-election victory, part of what rights groups said is an ...
... into crime where they are? Are street gangs, as Venezuelan government agents, taking over cities in Ohio and Colorado and is their “massive machine gun-type equipment…beyond even military scope?”.
Murphy and Ms ... We forget that Venezuelans are fleeing a government that the United States deems dictatorial, and Haitians are fleeing a breakdown of government so severe that that hunger is dire and Kenyan troops are required to fight predatory gangs.
On July 28, Venezuelans voted in the presidential election in large numbers, despite irregular government actions and human rights violations ... to support the Venezuelan people, Human Rights Watch said.
‘Loose dogs’, or a threat from within? Still, even among those in the Venezuelan government who believe the security services have stumbled on some kind of plot, there are some who are skeptical of Cabello’s claims of CIA involvement.
“So is the prospect of the oil deal with the new Venezuelan government,” said Pierce ... Three months ago he took down the Venezuelan government in the middle of a war.” ... “So you’re bringing down the government to get Mike out of jail,” I said.