US EditionWho is Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela‘s acting leader?
Following Maduro's capture by US forces, Venezuela's military and Supreme Court recognized Delcy Rodriguez as acting president, with elections constitutionally due within 30 days.
- On January 5, 2026, Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in at the National Assembly in Caracas after US forces captured Nicolás Maduro hours earlier, prompting the rapid transfer of authority.
- Venezuelan military recognised Delcy Rodríguez as interim leader on Sunday, and the constitution requires elections within 30 days, so she will serve as acting president until then.
- Rodríguez's long service included roles under Hugo Chávez, then Maduro, serving as foreign minister, vice-president since 2018, and oil minister since 2024; US sanctions in 2018 labeled her a Maduro loyalist, but Pedro Benítez said `She didn't have a political base of her own`.
- US officials signal conditional engagement with Delcy Rodríguez over oil and transition, while President Donald Trump warned `If she doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro`, he told `The Atlantic`.
- Venezuela's oil wealth makes the country's leadership a strategic priority for the US, with vast reserves shaping Washington's posture toward Delcy Rodríguez and past recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia underscoring prior intervention.
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The White House said it maintains "the maximum influence" on the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela.
Irish president says recent lives lost in Venezuela ‘appalling’ and ‘overlooked’
Catherine Connolly made the comments as she made a speech during the open ceremony of the Young Scientist exhibition. The recent loss of lives in Venezuela is “appalling” and “often overlooked” when the US raid on the capital is discussed, Irish President Catherine Connolly has said. Then-Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were taken from their home in Caracas at the weekend in a night-time raid by the US at the weeken…
The US diplomat explained what are the 3 centers of power after Maduro's fall and how the internal struggle to survive was configured
Chavismo is a movement of photos and icons that on Monday did not let pass a new opportunity. On the day of the anointing of Delcy Rodríguez as president in charge of Venezuela and Jorge Rodríguez as president of the Assembly, the day on which the executive power and the legislature were left in the hands of the brothers, the third leg in discord, Diosdado Cabello, looked with his frown and adusto air that did not go unnoticed for the photograph…
The capture of Nicolás Maduro has marked the beginning of the road to a transition in Venezuela. This is what the vast majority of Venezuelans see. The process, however, will not be easy and will take time, like any other transition in history. The uncertainty about what will happen in the future is high, especially after the administration of US President Donald Trump spoke of "cooperation" with Delcy Rodríguez, the new president in charge of V…
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