Delcy Rodríguez offers to work with US as Venezuela's interim president
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Key Points:
- Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has assumed leadership in Venezuela following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, with the country’s high court backing her role and military support securing her position.
- Rodríguez, Maduro’s former vice president and a key figure in Venezuela’s oil economy and intelligence services, initially maintained a defiant stance toward the Trump administration but later expressed willingness to collaborate on shared development within international law.
- Despite U.S. skepticism about her legitimacy and threats of severe consequences if she does not cooperate, Rodríguez has cultivated strong ties with Venezuela’s military and some Republican oil industry figures, positioning herself as a pragmatic leader amid political uncertainty.
- Venezuela’s constitution mandates an election within 30 days if the president is permanently unavailable, but the Supreme Court declared
