Politics of Venezuela Political parties in Venezuela Elections in Venezuela: President: 1998 - 2000 - Recall 2004
A presidential election was held in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on 30 July 2000. This was the first election held under Venezuela's newly adopted 1999 constitution.
Source: Adam Carr's election archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/v/venezuela/venezuela2000pres.txt)
As a result of this election, incumbent President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (originally voted in under the previous constitution in 1998; see 1998 election results) was elected to a second six-year term. He was sworn in on 19 August 2000.
On 8 June 2004 it was announced that the result of this election would be put to a recall referendum on 15 August. See: Venezuelan recall referendum, 2004.
