José Ignacio Hernández G explains how the 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election is the least competitive election since the country recovered democracy back in 1958. The outcome is a contested election that, rather than contribute to a transition, can aggravate Venezuela's collapse and the complex humanitarian emergency that is triggering the second-worst migration crisis of the world.

The Venezuelan Presidential election was held on May 20, 2018. According to the results announced by the electoral authority (the National Electoral Council), approximately six million voters decided to reelect Maduro, with a turnout of 46%, the lowest in the Venezuelan democratic history.