Day 4: Government
June 4th, 2012
The heat today is crazy! It has to be up in the 100’s. Jess and I feel too hot to go out and do anything so we decided to stay home where it’s cooler. Since I’m not doing anything productive, I decided to do a little research on Venezuela! Better to know more about the place I’m staying in!
Something I didn’t know a lot about was Venezuela’s government so I decided to focus on that. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic which is governed by a constitution. The chief executive is the President of Venezuela who is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Currently, Hugo Chávez is the president of Venezuela. Chávez actually spent about two years in jail, for his role in the military rebellion of February 4, 1992. On February 2, 1999, Chávez was sworn into office as the president of the Republic of Venezuela. President Chávez called for the creation of a constituent assembly that would draft a new social and political pact for the country. The new constitution was approved with more than 70% of the popular vote.
He ran for president again on December 3, 2006 and won it with 62.84% of votes and the highest level of participation in the democratic history of the country. This really reminds me of Venezuela’s motto, “Power to the people”. The people as a whole are ones who really get to make the choices.
Hugo Chávez
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