Venezuelan political transition stories

Sep 23, 2026

Venezuela's interim president promises elections in UN address

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez told the UN General Assembly that the country would hold elections as part of a transition to 'full democracy,' though she did not provide a specific timeline, in her first address since taking power after US forces captured Nicolás Maduro.

Sep 23, 202611 sources

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▪Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez promised the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2026, that Venezuela will hold elections as part of a transition to full democracy, without providing a specific date
▪Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is currently being held in custody awaiting trial in the United States, only a few miles from the United Nations headquarters in New York
▪Delcy Rodríguez assumed power as Venezuela's acting president after a surprise United States military raid in January 2026 captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and brought him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges

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Elections1 International diplomacy1 Nicolás Maduro1 U.N. General Assembly1 U.S. Foreign Policy1

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