Hours after offering to ‘collaborate’ with US President Donald Trump, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as the country’s interim leader.
Hours after offering to “collaborate” with US President Donald Trump, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was on Monday sworn in as the country’s interim leader. The country’s military has backed her and the Supreme Court has endorsed the swearing-in.
Despite offering to collaborate with the Trump administration, Rodriguez condemned the US invasion and capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
Roriguez said she was “in pain over the kidnapping of our heroes, the hostages in the United States”. She maintained that Maduro was the “only” president and she was merely an interim leader in his absence.
Rodriguez took oath as Venezuela’s interim leader in front of Jorge Rodriguez, her brother and the President of the National Assembly, and Deputy Nicolas Maduro Guerra during a session of the National Assembly. The parliament that sworn her in denounced the capture of Maduro while vowing to support her.
Essentially, Venezuela’s control has now been handed to the Rodriguez siblings whereas Delcy controls the executive branch and Jorge controls the legislature.
‘We invite the US govt…’: Venezuela’s new leader’s outreach to Trump
Earlier in the day, Rodriguez had struck a conciliatory tone in an outreach to Trump.
Rodriguez said that she believed in prioritising a “balanced and respectful international relations between the United States and Venezuela” that rested on sovereign equality and non-interference.
Rodriguez invited the Trump “to collaborate with us on an agenda of co-operation orientated towards shared development within the framework of international law”.
Rodriguez further said, “President Donald Trump, our peoples and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war. This has always been President Nicolás Maduro’s message, and it is the message of all of Venezuela right now. This is the Venezuela I believe in and have dedicated my life to. I dream of a Venezuela where all good Venezuelans can come together.”
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