Structural characteristics according to the 1999 constitution.

Structural characteristics according to the 1999 constitution.

Within the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the political and territorial order is defined with specific characteristics:.

Decentralized federal state. According to Article 4, it is structured by states, capital district, federal agencies and municipalities.

The five powers of the public: contrary to the classic tripartite plan (executive, legislative, judicial), the constitution established five branches at the national level:

Executive Branch: headed by the President of the Republic and the Executive Vice President.

Legislative authority: unicameral, exercised by the National Assembly.

Judicial Power: Headed by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ).

Citizen Power: Involved in the Republican Moral Council (Ombudsman's Office, Attorney General's Office and Auditor General's Office of the Republic).

Electoral power: Under the guidance of the National Electoral Council (CNE). Participatory and leading democracy: It changed the traditional plan of exclusive representative democracy, incorporating figures such as abolitionist, consultative and abolitionist referendums, citizens' assemblies and community councils.