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Dinorah Figuera: ‘To calls for “Elections now,” we respond: “CNE under construction”

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — Dinorah Figuera said Venezuela must first restore its institutional, electoral, and political framework before calling new elections. She outlined a roadmap that includes appointing a new National Electoral Council (CNE), lifting political disqualifications, and returning political parties to their legitimate leadership. Responding to demands from political and social groups calling for […]

Florida Court orders Maduro and other senior officials to pay $314 million in U.S. lawsuit

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

EFE. — A federal judge in the United States has ordered former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and several other senior Chavista officials to pay $314 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen U.S. citizens alleging kidnapping, torture, and terrorism. The ruling did not include Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, among […]

Pentagon Intelligence Changes Plans for Venezuela

July 16, 2026July 19, 2026Valeria OlivaresLeave a Comment

Listen to the editorial audio here: https://clyp.it/02cbhnwd Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief .— Venezuela has for years ranked among the permanent strategic priorities of the U.S. intelligence community. For the National Security Agency, this means continuous, multidimensional monitoring of the country that goes far beyond ad hoc responses to political or humanitarian crises. The objective of this […]

Jorge Rodríguez confirms start of dialogue with the 2015 National Assembly after rejecting talks on renewing the Supreme Court and Electoral Council

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Monday that the economic impact of the June 24 earthquakes remained “localized” and stated that the country’s main sources of revenue continue to grow, including oil production, which she said has reached 1.2 million barrels per day. Speaking at a National Economic Council meeting […]

2015 National Assembly announces joint agenda beginning in August to advance political transition

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s 2015-elected National Assembly announced on Tuesday the launch of a joint working agenda that will begin on August 1. Lawmakers presented the initiative as a roadmap “to promote stability, democracy, and national recovery.” In a statement published on X, the opposition bloc said the initiative aims to mark “the beginning […]

Johann Álvarez appointed Venezuela’s new Chargé d’Affaires to the United States

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced on Monday the appointment of economist Johann Álvarez Márquez as Venezuela’s new Chargé d’Affaires to the United States. In her announcement, the head of state said the new envoy has “the mission of representing our country’s interests and advancing this new stage of dialogue, cooperation, and […]

The constitutional clock has run out: Elections or reconstruction?

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Neirlay Andrade On July 3, while excavators continued clearing concrete and rescue teams searched the rubble for survivors, 180 days had passed since Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) ordered Delcy Rodríguez to assume the Presidency of the Republic “in an acting capacity” following the “abduction” of Nicolás Maduro. The maximum period the Venezuelan Constitution […]

Jorge Rodríguez postpones debate on CNE and Supreme Court appointments during earthquake emergency

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said on Saturday that appointing new authorities to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) and the National Electoral Council (CNE) does not rank among the government’s immediate priorities. During a press conference with international media, reporters asked the lawmaker about the expiration of Acting President Delcy […]

The diplomacy of earthquakes: The unexpected thaw between Caracas and Jerusalem

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The earthquakes in Venezuela have triggered a geopolitical shift. The arrival of IsraAID rescue teams and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s official welcome to the Jewish community have buried nearly two decades of ideological dogmatism, opening a channel of pragmatism amid the rubble. By Óscar Reyes Matute Geology has achieved what diplomacy seemed unable to accomplish: […]

Venezuelan government and U.S. Department of Agriculture review post-earthquake cooperation agenda

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, met with Luke Lindberg, Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to review the bilateral cooperation agenda and coordinate recovery efforts following the earthquake that struck the country on June 24, according to a statement from the Presidential Press Office. According to the official […]