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Venezuela's interim president calls for preserving political power

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that her government needs to preserve political power to defend the country.

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January 12, 2025

Venezuela's interim president calls for preserving political power

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez delivers a speech during the ceremony "Promotions and Decorations for Heroes and Martyrs", honoring Venezuelan and Cuban military and security personnel who died during a U.S. operation to capture Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 8, 2026.

Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that her government needs to preserve political power to defend the country.


Rodriguez spoke in comments published on social media a little over a week after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolas Maduro.


Reuters; Editing by Tom Hogue/Reuters

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