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Pence: ‘Delcy Rodríguez is not the right leader for Venezuela’

Mike Pence calls for new elections to replace acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez amid U.S. debate on restoring governance after Nicolás Maduro's capture.

  • On Sunday, Former Vice President Mike Pence said acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez `is not the right leader` and urged new elections.
  • Following the Caracas operation, Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's vice president, was sworn in shortly after and has served as Venezuela's acting president since Jan. 3.
  • Following AP coverage that named her a DEA `priority target` since 2022, the CIA recommended Rodríguez remain for stability shortly after Maria Corina Machado met President Donald Trump.
  • President Donald Trump has publicly backed Delcy Rodríguez, calling her a `terrific person` and saying she will `make Venezuela great again`, while the White House says its goal is fair elections but officials say it is too soon to know when they will occur.
  • Pence argues the remedy is political, urging restoration of liberties and free-market principles through free and fair elections, confident Venezuelans will choose Maria Corina Machado or another leader.
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The economic landscape in Venezuela is changing in a blink. The bad forecasts of 2026 have been redrawn after the U.S. attack that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Expectations have skyrocketed in the face of the possible lifting of sanctions, the intentions of making American investments in the oil industry and what could be a management of the economy without Maduro and protected by Washington. Continue reading

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Mike Pence, former vice president of the United States, said Sunday that he does not support Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s president, calling her “a leader who does not represent the right leadership” for the country. However, Pence underlined her support for the country’s...

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Politico broke the news in on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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