COI Query Response - Venezuela: Humanitarian and Socio-Economic Situation (20 May 2026)

Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: European Union Agency for Asylum Please refer to the attached file. 1. Background information Following the disputed 2024 presidential elections, in which president Nicolás Maduro was officially declared the winner, claims regarding the legitimacy of the electoral results of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela remained unresolved.1 Parliamentary and regional elections held in March and July 2025 took place in a highly restrictive environment,