This photo released by the Miraflores Palace press office shows Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez (L) taking an oath in front of Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (R) and Deputy Nicolas Maduro Guerra (C) in Caracas on January 5, 2026. MARCELO GARCIA / AFP
Venezuela's parliament swore in Delcy Rodriguez as interim president on Monday, January 5, two days after US forces seized her predecessor Nicolas Maduro to face trial in New York. Rodriguez, who has indicated she will cooperate with Washington, took the oath of office during a ceremony in the National Assembly, telling lawmakers she was doing so "in the name of all Venezuelans."
She said she was "in pain over the kidnapping of our heroes, the hostages in the United States," referring to Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who face drug charges in New York with other Venezuelan officials. Parliament denounced the capture of leftist leader Maduro while vowing support for his stand-in Rodriguez after the US military attack that shocked Caracas and the world.
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In reeling Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez takes helm, under close scrutiny
