US EditionVenezuela’s interim leader sacks Maduro ally Alex Saab as industry minister
Delcy Rodríguez reorganized Venezuela's cabinet by merging ministries and reassigning Alex Saab amid U.S. pressure following the January 3 raid, signaling a government reshuffle.
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Alex Saab Morán, the businessman who was a figure close to Nicolás Maduro, was dismissed from the Ministry of Industry and National Production by the president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, after a restructuring in the Venezuelan cabinet. Rodríguez made the announcement in his Telegram account, where he expressed his gratitude to Saab for “his work at the service of the Homeland” and assured that he “will assume new responsibilities.”…
Delcy Rodríguez has begun to move the pieces of his cabinet mainly in key sectors such as the economy, his personal security and communications, at a time when he seeks stability in his new relationship with the United States. The complex balance of power factors that kept the Chavismo cohesive has broken after the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during a military intervention by the U.S. special forces on January 3. Among th…
The announcement was made in his Telegram account, where he thanked Saab for "his work at the service of the Fatherland" and assured that he would "take on new responsibilities"
Of Colombian origin, the businessman headed the Ministry of Industry in Venezuela. He was imprisoned in the United States and was released in 2023. They said he will have new functions, but they did not give details.
This expulsion of Alex Saab from the Venezuelan government is part of a context where the United States takes over the country.
Venezuela's interim president on Friday fired businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro, from his post.
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