Rescue workers from Argentina assess buildings affected by the double earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Sunday, 11 days after the double earthquake struck the country. Proto by Ronald Pen/EPA
July 6 (UPI) -- Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez has alleged that opponents made attempts to destabilize the country during the national emergency caused by earthquakes at the end of June.
Her allegations come as she faces growing challenges from opposition leaders and constitutional experts, who argue that her interim mandate Friday 3 after it reached the Constitution's 180-day limit.
Rodríguez used Sunday's Independence Day commemoration to accuse opponents of trying to undermine Venezuela's institutions.
"There can be no room for any kind of conspiracy, either internal or external," Rodríguez told senior military officials during the graduation ceremony for more than 1,200 new officers at the Military Academy's Patio de Honor.
