US EditionHow Has France Reacted to the Toppling of Venezuela's Maduro by the US?
Macron supports opposition-led transition after US captures Maduro on drug and weapons charges, while France's political class largely condemns the intervention.
- On Saturday, United States armed forces carried out early‑morning air strikes that captured Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan leader , whose arrival at the Metropolitan Detention Center, New York, was celebrated on Jan. 3, 2026.
- President Donald Trump declared the US would `run` Venezuela until a transition is secured, with some French figures framing the operation as a response to drug‑trafficking concerns.
- President Emmanuel Macron refrained from condemning the US action and said Venezuelans should `rejoice`, while France's leftwing parties and Olivier Faure called his stance a `disgrace`.
- More than a thousand people protested at Place de la République, Paris on Saturday as President Emmanuel Macron named Edmundo González Urrutia to oversee a peaceful, democratic transition.
- Officials and party leaders traded condemnations on Saturday, with Jean‑Noël Barrot warning the operation contravenes the principle of non‑use of force while Jean‑Luc Mélenchon and others denounced Macron sharply.
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By simply "taking note" of the fall of Nicolas Maduro after his arrest by the United States, Emmanuel Macron attracted a rain of criticism, from the opposition to his majority, accused of complacency
How has France reacted to the toppling of Venezuela's Maduro by the US?
France’s political class has largely condemned the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US armed forces, but President Emmanuel Macron has denounced neither the method nor the intervention itself, saying the Venezuelan people should "rejoice". France's leftwing parties have slammed his comments as a "disgrace".
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The premier, the only one of the EU leaders, immediately justifies the intervention: "Regime never recognized" Schelin and Count: "Ask to respect the right" "Verso informazione del governo agli Camere"
In France, too, the capture of Nicolas Maduro by the United States divides on the political scene. The half-reasoned reaction of the President of the Republic helped to ignite the debate
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