Ms Mussolini, 46, was the leader of the conservative Social Action party until 2008.
Her speaking engagement and her position as Democratic party co-chairwoman were secured by her action, party leaders said.
The shooting took place on Wednesday in the central town of Altagracia de Orituco, the leader of Democratic Action party, Carolos Prosperi, said.
The Nationalist Action party (MHP), which campaigned against AK for being too soft on the rebellious Kurds, took an even bigger drubbing than the CHP.
The ruling People's Action party dominates the political landscape in Singapore and has done so since winning a landslide victory in 1959.
The People's Action party's 2011 election win was by its slimmest ever margin, though the party still commands a dominant parliamentary majority.
Erdoğan's major opponent, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, was a fairly uncharismatic conservative backed by the traditionally secular Republican People's party (CHP) and the far-right National Action party (MHP).
The People's Action party (PAP) – the party Lee led to electoral victory in 1959 and which has governed Singapore since – set up a tribute website tributetolky.org.org
Veteran politician Henry Ramos Allup, of the Democratic Action party, was elected on Sunday to be the speaker of the assembly, promising to run the legislature fairly.
Devlet Bahceli, leader of Turkey's far-right Nationalist Action party, called the recordings "mind-blowing" and urged prosecutors and other judicial bodies to intervene.
Independent filmmaker Martyn See – who has seen his work banned in Singapore – told the Guardian: "The People's Action party has only known to counter dissent by crushing it.
