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Venezuela's Rodriguez promises elections in transition to 'full democracy'

Rodríguez said elections will come as Venezuela opens talks with opposition groups and seeks a transition to full democracy.

  • On Wednesday, Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez addressed the United Nations General Assembly, promising elections as part of a transition to "full democracy" without providing a specific date.
  • Rodriguez assumed power in January after United States forces captured President Nicolas Maduro, marking her first visit to the U.S. as a Venezuelan head of state since 2018.
  • On Tuesday, Rodriguez met with President Donald Trump and praised him for restarting dialogue, thanking the administration for its willingness to resume relations with Venezuela.
  • In her address, Rodriguez stated her government has initiated "political dialogue with opposition sectors" to guarantee the participation of all political forces in the electoral process.
  • Rodriguez emphasized that "rebuilding our national soul" is the priority, cautioning that while the nation is coming back strong after "setbacks," recovery "will take time.
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According to Rodriguez, Venezuela began "a process of institutional and verifiable democratic transformation to build a freer country"

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Delcy Rodríguez y el regimen chavista están de vuelta en los grandes escenarios de la política internacional. La presidenta encargada de Venezuela pronunció

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United Nations/Caracas, Sep 23 (EFE).- Venezuela's president, Delcy Rodríguez, said this Wednesday during her speech at the General Assembly of the United Nations that there will be elections in her country with conditions of equality «for all» and exalted the political dialogue initiated with a sector of the opposition to advance in that regard. [...] The entry Delcy Rodríguez says at the UN that there will be elections in Venezuela was first p…

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Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'

Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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