The newly re-elected head of Venezuela’s National Assembly said Monday he will pursue all legal and diplomatic channels to secure the return of President Nicolas Maduro, following U.S. military action that captured the leader from the country over the weekend.
Addressing lawmakers, Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said restoring Maduro to office would be his top priority in the coming days, pledging to mobilize national and international mechanisms to reverse the move.
“My main function in the days ahead, as president of this National Assembly, will be to resort to all procedures, all platforms and all avenues to bring back Nicolas Maduro Moros, my brother, my president,” Rodríguez said.
Venezuela's parliament denounced the capture of Maduro while vowing support for his stand-in, due to be sworn in less than three days after a U.S. military attack that shocked Caracas.
Members of the National Assembly offered their full backing to interim leader Delcy Rodriguez – who had been Maduro's vice president – and reelected her brother Jorge Rodriguez as parliament head.
