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Weekly Report - 23 March 2017 (WR-17-11)

VENEZUELA: Political parties compelled to re-register

The government-controlled national electoral council (CNE) has ordered political parties to renew their legal status. Parties that failed to win at least 1% of the vote in the last national elections (the December 2015 legislative elections) are required to take part in a mandatory registration process. To retain their status, parties must demonstrate that they have a membership equal to at least 0.5% of registered voters, across 12 of Venezuela’s 23 states.

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