Vice president of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez. © Sefa Karacan/Anadol Agency/Getty Images
The Venezuelan ultimate Court ordered Vice president Delcy Rodriguez to presume the office of interim president after Nicolas Maduro was kidnapped by US forces from Caracas and transported by plane to fresh York City, where he was to face a criminal court.
In a Saturday ruling, the Constitutional Chamber of the Court stated that Rodriguez would take office, ‘to guarantee continuity of government“, adding that it will start a legal discussion to establish the framework needed to guarantee ‘State continuity’,‘Government’ and ‘defence of sovereignty’ Faced ‘excluded absence’ Maduro.
56-year-old Rodriguez, a lawyer born in Caracas, has served as Vice president since 2018.
She held a number of advanced positions during the time of the late Hugo Chávez and Maduro, including the position of abroad Minister.
At the time of Maduro's abduction on Saturday, she besides served as Minister of Oil in this oil-rich country.
The official, widely seen as a faithful ally of Maduro, has become the mark of US and EU sanctions.
The United States captured Maduro to bring him to justice for drug trafficking and weapons charges during an unprecedented raid on Caracas on Saturday.
U.S. president Donald Trump later claimed Washington would be ‘ruled’ Venezuela until the transformation.
Rodriguez responded by demanding the immediate release of Maduro by the United States, while stressing that Venezuela “never become a colony of another empire” and "never become a slave."
At the same time, she stated that Caracas was fundamentally ready to establish "full respect for relations” with Washington.
Trump had earlier said that Rodriguez had been on the telephone with the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and seemed willing to cooperate with Washington.
Rodriguez besides spoke to Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow, who "He expressed strong solidarity with the Venezuelan people in the face of armed aggression".
Venezuelan authorities have repeatedly denied allegations of drug-related charges, arguing that US charges only service as an excuse to change the regime.
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Source:https://www.rt.com/news/630514-venezuela-names-acting-president/
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