General elections were held in Venezuela on 1 December 1968.[1] The presidential election was won by Rafael Caldera of Copei, who received 29.1% of the vote.[2]Acción Democrática (Democratic Action, AD) remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Voter turnout was 96.7% in the presidential election and 94.5% in the Congressional elections.[3] When Caldera took office in March 1969, it marked the first time in Venezuela's history as an independent nation that the sitting government peacefully transferred power to an elected member of the opposition.
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