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U.S.-Venezuela political transition

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2026-07-26 14:35 UTC → 2026-07-27 02:57 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026, President Donald Trump told reporters reiterated that Venezuela remains unready is not yet ready for elections despite elections, noting “many advances” in the transition. He praised transition and praising interim president Delcy Rodríguez’s performance, highlighted a surge in Venezuelan Rodríguez while highlighting U.S. oil shipments interests. The United States continues to U.S. refineries, and underscored benefits for American companies. Trump’s comments followed the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro in January and the subsequent U.S. tutelage of the provisional government. Washington is backing back a dialogue slated to begin on 1 August between the Chavista‑controlled parliament and opposition groups, though groups. On 26 July, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the negotiation table will include Assembly leader Jorge Rodríguez, brother of Delcy Rodríguez, and an opposition faction led by Dinorah Figuerá. Opposition leader María Corina Machado announced Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, declared she would will not attend. U.S. Secretary take part in the talks and emphasized her intent to return to run for president, calling for new elections, the release of State Marco Rubro also referenced political prisoners, and the process. Two days later, Trump reiterated return of exiles. Machado and her running‑mate Edmundo González Urrutia have signed a document urging prompt elections, recalling their loss of privileged interlocutor status after the same assessment, noting no specific election timetable but affirming continued U.S. operation on 3 January that displaced Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. maintains its support for a democratic transition. The later statement added that Secretary Rubio made his remarks from the Philippines, otherwise mirroring transition while monitoring the earlier briefing. situation until conditions allow elections.

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  1. 2026-07-27 02:57 UTC U.S.-Venezuela political transition
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