Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Parliamentary budget

Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget: Constitution; Standing Orders of Parliament; Other
Constitution
Standing Orders of Parliament
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget: Parliament; The Executive; Parliament and the Executive together; Other
Parliament
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Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget; The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive; The Executive decides the maximum amount of the budget; Other
The Executive decides the maximum amount of the budget
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Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides how to allocate the budget; The Executive can request Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive can require Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive decides how to allocate the budget; Other
Parliament decides how to allocate the budget
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National currency
Venezuelan Bolivar (VEF)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
59.37 (2016)
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Parliament’s budget, per year
2,350,000,000 (2013)
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Budget for the chamber
396,406,748,187 (2013)
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Not applicable. There is not a separate budget for each chamber in a bicameral parliament.
Yes
State budget, per year
552,632,553,461 (2013)
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Parliamentary staff

The parliamentary administration is independent from the government Members of the parliamentary administration may be fully independent from the government For example, certain countries have a ‘parliamentary civil service’ that is different from the general civil service, which works for the Executive.
Yes
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Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff Certain parliaments control the recruitment of parliamentary staff. Parliament decides - independently from the government- when to recruit staff, what procedures to use, who to recruit, etc.
Yes
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Number of permanent staff employed by parliament (full time equivalent (FTE) positions)
4,106 (2013)
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Not applicable. The staff work for the entire parliament.
Yes

Secretary General

Authority that selects the Secretary General Authority that selects the Secretary General.
Other
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Notes
the national assembly elects a secretary general from outside the assembly, by a simple majority vote.
Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Yes
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Length of term of the Secretary General
A fixed number of years
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Length of the fixed term for the Secretary General (years)
1
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Other
Notes
deputy secretary of the national assembly