▁ 5 . 0 9 ▁seats . ▁ ▁( Fig ures ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁C NE ▁official ▁vote ▁results .) ▁The ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Elect oral ▁Council ▁( C NE ) ▁said ▁that ▁districts ▁were ▁drawn ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁standard ▁national ▁formula , ▁and ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁dis pro port ional ity ▁involved ▁in ▁Venezuela ' s ▁state - based ▁mixed ▁member ▁major itar ian ▁system ▁didn ' t ▁uniqu ely ▁favour ▁one ▁party : ▁in ▁four ▁states ▁( Z ul ia , ▁T ach ira , ▁An zo ateg ui ▁and ▁Nueva ▁Esp arta ) ▁PS U V ▁obtained ▁over ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁but ▁won ▁only ▁ 7 ▁seats ▁against ▁the ▁opposition ' s ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Bir n baum , ▁Ben . ▁Washington ▁Times , ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ ▁" V enez uel an ▁opposition ▁faces ▁hur d les ▁in ▁elections ". ▁ ▁Car roll , ▁R ory . ▁ ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁" V enez uela ▁election ▁lo os ens ▁Ch á vez ' s ▁g rip ▁on ▁power ". ▁ ▁C aw th or ne , ▁Andrew . ▁Re ut ers , ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Analysis : ▁Venezuela ▁opposition ▁bu oy ed ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁race . ▁ ▁De vere ux , ▁Charlie ▁and ▁Cor ina