The Daily Journal.- The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it had lifted sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly. According to a statement from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the agency removed Rodríguez’s name from its sanctions list. The Treasury Department initially placed Rodríguez on its sanctions list on […]
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The talks will focus on political and civil guarantees to lay the groundwork for a potential electoral process. The Daily Journal.- The opposition delegation participating in talks with Chavismo met Tuesday to prepare the agenda for the third round of negotiations, scheduled to begin Wednesday. The discussions aim to advance an agreement on political and […]
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The Daily Journal.- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington’s support on Friday for the dialogue process led by opposition figure Dinorah Figuera with Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration. He said the goal is to move toward a peaceful transition that restores democracy in Venezuela. “This process that she is leading, along with her team, […]
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Since January 3, Venezuela’s political and economic cards have been reshuffled. The cards in play are gradually being revealed on boards that are constantly changing. José Gregorio Yépez In Venezuela, the Trump administration is playing its cards cautiously. It is sending signals that seem contradictory and fall outside the expectations of those who bet on […]
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Vanessa Davies Caracas The Daily Journal — Two women are building the bridge between Venezuela’s various pasts and its future: Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera, president of the 2015 National Assembly. A third woman can be added to the list: María Corina Machado, the driving force behind what — according to unofficial data […]
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The Daily Journal.- The opposition delegation from Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly, led by Dinorah Figuera, returned to Caracas from Madrid to begin a second round of negotiations with the Delcy Rodríguez administration as part of a U.S.-backed dialogue process aimed at establishing a roadmap toward a democratic transition in Venezuela. Upon her arrival, Figuera said […]
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The Daily Journal.- Dinorah Figuera, who represents a sector of the opposition at the dialogue table with the Delcy Rodríguez administration, said the next phase of negotiations will focus on restoring the institutional framework of public authorities and discussing political and civil guarantees, including freedom of expression. During a virtual meeting with lawyers from Mérida […]
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The Daily Journal.- The process to select new justices for Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) will start over under a mechanism that will expand civil society participation, according to Ramón López, a representative of the 2015 National Assembly delegation at the dialogue talks. In an interview with Caraota Digital, López said authorities will select […]
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The Daily Journal.— Interior Minister and PSUV Secretary General Diosdado Cabello sharply criticized sectors of the Venezuelan opposition that do not participate in the negotiating table with the government. According to Cabello, these groups seek to “implode” the dialogue process, which aims to advance a democratic transition and support the country’s recovery following the June […]
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The Daily Journal.— The release of Venezuela’s international reserve assets in gold held at the Bank of England will depend on the implementation of international audits and the transfer of the proceeds to a U.S. Department of the Treasury account, Ramón López, a delegate from the 2015 National Assembly, said in an interview with a […]
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