What is National Assembly (Venezuela)?
The '''National Assembly''' ({{lang-es|Asamblea Nacional}}) is the ''[[de jure]]'' [[legislature]] for [[Venezuela]] that was first elected in 2000. It is a [[unicameral]] body made up of many numbers members.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ley Orgánica de Procesos Electorales|url=http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/ley_organica_procesos_electorales/titulo2.php|publisher=Consejo Nacional Electoral|access-date=4 April 2011|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929053531/http://www.cne.gov.ve/web/normativa_electoral/ley_organica_procesos_electorales/titulo2.php|archive-date=29 September 2010}}</ref> Three seats are reserved for representatives of Venezuela's indigenous peoples and elected separately by all citizens, not just those with indigenous backgrounds. For the 2010-2015 period the number of seats was 165.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dos mil 719 candidatos se disputarán los curules de la Asamblea Nacional|url=http://www.vtv.gov.ve/noticias-nacionales/37227|publisher=Venezolana de Televisión|access-date=4 April 2011|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510075036/http://www.vtv.gov.ve/noticias-nacionales/37227|archive-date=10 May 2011}}</ref> All deputies serve five-year terms. The National Assembly meets in the [[Palacio Federal Legislativo|Federal Legislative Palace]] in Venezuela's capital, [[Caracas]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:National legislatures|Venezuela]] {{Politics-stub}} [[Category:Government of Venezuela]] [[Category:Unicameral legislatures]]