Venezuela's Acting President Promised To Hold Elections

• 29.10.2026, 20:36

Delsi Rodríguez stated that the government guarantees the participation of all political forces in the country's affairs.

Elections will be held in Venezuela. Acting President Delsy Rodríguez announced this during an address to the nation, according to Telesur.

“The elections will be held, as required by the Constitution, organized by the renewed electoral authorities, and the world will bear witness to this,” she said.

Earlier, Rodríguez stated that the government guarantees the participation of all political forces in the country’s affairs.

On January 3, 2026, the U.S. carried out airstrikes on military targets in Venezuela and conducted a ground operation during which dictator Maduro and his wife were arrested. They were taken to the United States, where he stood trial on charges of narco-terrorism, weapons possession, and drug smuggling. Following Maduro’s capture, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez took over as head of state.

As reported by Charter97.org, the Venezuelan opposition leader the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado, had returned to Venezuela.