▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote . ▁The ▁r uling ▁United ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁( PS U V ), ▁with ▁around ▁ 7 ▁million ▁members , ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁membership . ▁ ▁PS U V ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁rev ise ▁the ▁party ' s ▁stat utes , ▁programme , ▁and ▁primary ▁voting ▁methods , ▁the ▁r uling ▁United ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁planned ▁a ▁con gress ▁of ▁ 7 7 2 ▁members ▁representing ▁the ▁country ' s ▁ 7 5 9 ▁municipal ities . ▁These ▁members ▁were ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁an ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁At ▁this ▁con gress , ▁beginning ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ending ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁members ▁were ▁to ▁debate ▁each ▁week end ▁over ▁the ▁new ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁in ▁which ▁are ▁included ▁voting ▁and ▁selection ▁method ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁parliament ary ▁elections . ▁Primary ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁party ▁members ▁choosing ▁over ▁ 3 5 0 0 ▁nom ine es ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 1 0 ▁constitu ency ▁represent atives , ▁in ▁ 8 7 ▁elect oral ▁districts . ▁Nom ine es ▁for ▁the ▁PS U V ▁party ▁lists ▁were ▁announced ▁later ▁that ▁month .< ref > V enez uel analysis . com ,