Venezuela Successfully Holds First Communal Consultation of 2025: Massive Participation and Progress
Among the most significant advances, Arellano mentions the completion of 2,937 projects related to water services, 1,900 in road infrastructure, 1,768 in housing, 1,597 in electricity, 1,168 in education, and 1,127 in health. Feb 2, 2025 Photo: VTV
February 2, 2025 Hour: 5:35 pm
The official thanks the support of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), whose deployment is ensuring the security and protection of all participants.
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This February 2nd, Venezuela is experiencing a historic day with the holding of the first National Popular Consultation of 2025, a process that strengthens community power and consolidates participatory democracy in the country.
The National Communal Electoral Commission (CNEC) reports that voting centers are operating normally and are seeing a high turnout of citizens, who are enthusiastically exercising their right to decide on projects that will directly impact their localities.
Carolina Arellano, a member of the CNEC, emphasizes that in this consultation, Venezuelans are choosing from 36,000 community projects, with seven selected for each communal circuit. “Today, the people are voting with joy for their needs, empowering the communes and strengthening popular participation,” says Arellano during her assessment of the day.
The official thanks the support of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), whose deployment is ensuring the security and protection of all participants.
She also highlights the achievements made during the 2024 popular consultations, where thousands of projects in priority areas such as potable water, roads, housing, electricity, education, and health were addressed.
Among the most significant advances, Arellano mentions the completion of 2,937 projects related to water services, 1,900 in road infrastructure, 1,768 in housing, 1,597 in electricity, 1,168 in education, and 1,127 in health.
These results reflect the positive impact of communal participation in improving the quality of life for Venezuelans.
The 2025 National Popular Consultation not only consolidates Venezuela’s model of participatory democracy but also reinforces the leading role of communities in decision-making.
With this process, the country is moving towards building a more inclusive political system, closely aligned with the real needs of its people.
