The Daily Journal – Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved the partial reform bill of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in its first debate during an extraordinary session this Thursday. The proposal changes the composition of the Judicial Nominations Committee, which selects the justices of the country’s highest court. Content […]
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Juan Barreto, Director of The Daily Journal for Venezuela and Latin America In recent days, there has been much talk about dollarization. Congressman Antonio Ecarri put forward this proposal, prompting a strong reaction from National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez. Dollarization is a policy that very few countries have adopted. As you know, there are 192 […]
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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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Recovering the gold deposited in England and reshuffling the deck for the selection of Supreme Court justices are announcements that, if they materialize, would give the first dialogue process since January 3 an early victory. José Gregorio Yépez The resumption of negotiations between the Executive Branch and one sector of the opposition once again brings […]
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The Daily Journal.- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday welcomed the first agreement reached in the dialogue process between her administration and the National Assembly elected in 2015. “I welcome and celebrate this first step in the dialogue process with the opposition sector represented in the National Assembly elected in 2015,” Rodríguez said in a […]
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The Daily Journal. — The administration of Delcy Rodríguez and the National Assembly elected in 2015 agreed to focus their efforts on recovering Venezuela’s international reserve assets held at the Bank of England, as part of the agreements reached during the first round of talks between the two sides. The commitment forms part of the […]
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The Daily Journal. — The Venezuelan government and the National Assembly elected in 2015 agreed to launch a new process to transform the justice system. The plan calls for reforms to the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), the renewal of the Judicial Nominations Committee, and a new call for candidates to […]
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By José Gregorio Yépez A new round of talks between the opposition and the government is about to begin. What can we expect? Judging by what Dinorah Figuera said over the weekend, this new dialogue seemed to begin with a phone call. Yet Jorge Rodríguez’s August 1 statement made one thing unmistakably clear: the talks […]
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The Daily Journal.— Following the suspension of talks on Aug. 1, 2015, National Assembly President Dinorah Figuera arrived in Venezuela through General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport in Barcelona to resume dialogue with Jorge Rodríguez. Accompanied by a parliamentary delegation, Figuera said she takes on the process with “great expectations” and reaffirmed her commitment to […]
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