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Venezuelan Presidential Succession

The president of the National Assembly is the constitutional successor if the vice president does not assume power, but the practical struggle for the presidency in Venezuela involves opposition claimants, the armed forces, and foreign governments.

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Jan 19, 2026
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Venezuela’s written legal mechanism for replacing a detained president is anchored in Article 233 of the 1999 Constitution: the vice president is first in line to assume the executive in the event of ...

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