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.— Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez said Monday that the initiative promoted by Pacto por Venezuela seeks to restore the conditions necessary to rebuild the country’s institutions, revive the economy and achieve an effective transition to democracy. “Washington’s role in Venezuela’s transition is indispensable,” he stressed. Márquez made the remarks […]
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The Daily Journal – U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, “wants” the country to hold elections. However, he believes the South American nation is “not ready” for them yet. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump praised the Venezuelan leader and highlighted her performance at the helm of […]
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By Héctor Sánchez The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela leaves no room for doubt: sovereignty belongs exclusively and permanently to the people. That principle, which in 1999 promised a transition from representative democracy to a participatory and leading democracy, now appears to have surrendered. As sociologist and Central University of Venezuela (UCV) professor […]
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The Daily Journal — Opposition leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia acknowledged on Sunday that they are not taking part in the dialogue table the United States promoted between Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly and representatives of the ruling party. Despite remaining outside the initiative, both leaders said they will closely monitor the process, […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuela is still “not ready” to hold elections. However, he acknowledged that the country has made “significant progress” toward that goal. “Regarding elections in Venezuela, they’re not really ready yet, but we’ve made a lot of progress,” Trump told reporters from the Oval Office […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday condemned remarks by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who said the country will never hold elections again. In a post on X, Rubio said, “Daniel Ortega’s declaration that, under his family’s dictatorship, Nicaragua will never hold elections again exposes the regime’s true authoritarian nature.” […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Daily Journal.— U.S. President Donald Trump said Venezuela will eventually hold elections, but not in the immediate future because the country’s infrastructure has suffered extensive damage and much of the nation remains in ruins. During an interview with Fox News, Trump said his administration must first lead a national reconstruction effort before Venezuela can […]
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