2013 Venezuelan municipal elections

none Elecciones municipales de Venezuela de 2013 gov February 2013 2008 Venezuelan regional elections 2008 2017 Venezuelan municipal elections 2017 2013 Venezuelan municipal elections Venezuela legislative 337 mayors2,523 councillors no 2013 12 08 y 19,066,431 58.36% ( 7.09pp) Popular vote Percentage Swing Mayors Mayors +/– Great Patriotic Pole 5,216,522 48.69% 3.41pp 256 16 cc0000 Coalition for Democratic Unity 4,373,910 39.34% 2.48pp 81 27 0F52BA Municipales_2013_Venezuela.svg Results by state Red denotes states won by the Great Patriotic Pole. Blue denotes those won by the Coalition for Democratic Unity. Municipal elections were held in Venezuela to elect 337 mayors and 2,455 local councillors for their respective 2013-2017 terms. Originally planned for 14 April 2013, due to the death of President Hugo Chávez and the announcement of a new presidential election to be held on that date, the municipal elections were rescheduled for 8 December 2013. That date, 8 December 2013, was later announced by the president of the National Electoral Council, Tibisay Lucena.http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/130530/elecciones-municipales-se-haran-el-proximo-8-de-diciembre Elecciones municipales se harán el próximo 8 de diciembre El Universal 30 May 2013 7 December 2013 Conduct Dakazo President Nicolás Maduro, Chávez's successor and head of the GPP, utilized public resources to support GPP candidates. Public resources included workers, facilities and government funding.El ocaso del chavismo: Venezuela 2005-2015 López Maya Margarita 2016 9788417014254 373–374 right|thumb|Individuals grabbing items during El Dakazo To build support for GPP candidates, President Maduro declared on 8 November 2013 the military occupation of Daka consumer stores which later evolved into similar operations involving other stores. The government forced price cuts upon private businesses and as a result, GPP saw increased approval. Head of the Superior Organ for the Defense of the Economy, Hebert García Plaza, later promised that "all the Venezuelan people will have the capacity to obtain a plasma television and a refrigerator of the latest generation".http://www.2001.com.ve/en-la-agenda/144708/el-dakazo--lo-que-el-viento-no-se-llevo.html El Dakazo: Lo que el viento no se llevó 7 November 2016 Diario 2001 26 February 2017 The announcement of lowered prices sparked looting in multiple cities across Venezuela.http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/12/watch-looting-in-venezuela-after-government-launches-attack-on-bourgeois-paras/ Watch: Looting in Venezuela after government launches attack on ‘bourgeois parasites’ 12 November 2013 12 November 2014 EuroNews As a result of El Dakazo, shortages in Venezuela intensified because businesses could not afford to import more products that were sold for artificially low prices.https://www.foxnews.com/world/maduros-crackdown-on-appliance-stores-may-win-key-votes-but-spurs-uncertainty-in-venezuela/ Maduro's crackdown on appliance stores may win key votes, but spurs uncertainty in Venezuela 13 November 2013 Fox News 19 February 2014https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/15/venezuela-economy-maduro-oil-dollar-corruption Venezuelans muse on economic woes that make milk scarce but fridges a steal Lopez Virginia 15 November 2013 The Guardian 19 February 2014https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-economy-idUSBRE9A808C20131109 Maduro government 'occupies' Venezuela electronics chain Cawthorne Andrew 9 November 2013 12 November 2014 Reuters Rawlins Carlos In November 2014 one year later, some Daka stores still remained empty following the events.http://eltiempo.com.ve/venezuela/situacion/la-resaca-del-dakazo-un-ano-despues/161509 La resaca del "dakazo", un año después Lezama Aranguren Erick 9 November 2014 12 November 2014 El Tiempo https://web.archive.org/web/20141112122704/http://eltiempo.com.ve/venezuela/situacion/la-resaca-del-dakazo-un-ano-despues/161509 12 November 2014 dead dmy-all Results It was announced on 20 August 2013 by the National Electoral Council that there are 19,167,416 voters, of which there are 18,952,292 Venezuelan nationals and 215,124 foreign residents with at least 10 years residency; however, only 19,066,431 voters will be entitled to vote, as 100,985 are Venezuelans residing abroad who have no voting rights for local elections.http://noticias24carabobo.com/actualidad/noticia/24564/mas-de-19-millones-de-electores-podran-votar-el-08-de-diciembre/ Más de 19 millones de electores podrán votar en las municipales del 08 de diciembre Krystel León Noticias 24 22 August 2013 7 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131129092018/http://noticias24carabobo.com/actualidad/noticia/24564/mas-de-19-millones-de-electores-podran-votar-el-08-de-diciembre/ 29 November 2013 dead References collapsed 2013 Category:2013 elections in South America Category:2013 in Venezuela