05.01.2026 22:20
The assistant of Venezuelan President Maduro, who was captured by the U.S. attack and taken to New York, has officially taken office. Delcy Rodriguez became Venezuela's temporary new president after taking the oath.
The interim new president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, took office after taking an oath.
US ATTACK ON VENEZUELA
The attack by the US on Venezuela became the number one agenda item in the world. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and brought to the US.
RODRIGUEZ TOOK OFFICE AFTER TAKING AN OATH
Initially standing up to the US and then stepping back, Maduro's assistant Delcy Rodriguez officially took office. After taking the presidential oath, Rodriguez became the interim new president of the country.
STEPPED BACK
Rodriguez published a "message to the world and the US" on her Instagram account. Emphasizing their desire to live in an environment free from external threats, based on mutual respect and international cooperation, Rodriguez reiterated the commitment to coexist peacefully.
INVITED THE US TO COOPERATE
Stating that they prioritize establishing balanced and respectful relations between Venezuela and other countries in the region, Rodriguez invited the US government to cooperate and called for an approach aimed at strengthening joint living based on common development within the framework of international law.
Rodriguez stated, "President Donald Trump, our peoples and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war," emphasizing that Maduro has always expressed this message and that it is now the common message of all Venezuela.
The Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) had decided that after Maduro's detention, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez would assume the role of interim President of the country.
CHALLENGED THE US IN HER PREVIOUS STATEMENT
Delcy Rodriguez, in an extraordinary meeting of the Venezuelan Defense Council, demanded that the US immediately release Nicolas Maduro and called for the restoration of peace in her country and the defense of the nation. Rodriguez stated that Maduro is "the sole president of the nation," using the expression, "Venezuela will not be a colony of any country."
Rodriguez stated that the US administration would be punished before history and justice, saying, "What has been done to Venezuela is a barbarity that violates international law."
WHAT HAPPENED?
On January 3, around 02:00 local time in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, explosions and sounds of aircraft were heard. The Venezuelan government accused the US of carrying out attacks on civilian and military facilities in various regions of the country following the explosions.
US President Donald Trump announced that a large-scale attack had been carried out against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and that Maduro and his wife had been taken out of the country.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi also stated that a criminal complaint had been filed against Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in the US, with accusations against Maduro of "drug terrorism, cocaine trafficking, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices against the US."
The Venezuelan government called on the international community to condemn the US, while some countries criticized the attack, others supported the US with their statements.
Trump stated that if Rodriguez, who temporarily took the presidential seat in Venezuela, took steps against US interests, her fate would be worse than Maduro's, emphasizing that he expects the current Venezuelan government to do the right things.
Details are coming...