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U.S. State Department highlights progress on political and judicial reforms following third round of negotiations

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- The U.S. Department of State highlighted progress on political and judicial reforms and civil liberties following the conclusion of the third round of negotiations between Delcy Rodríguez’s interim government and the opposition delegation linked to the National Assembly elected in 2015, led by Dinorah Figuera. In a statement released Thursday, the Donald […]

Delcy Rodríguez meets with Dinorah Figuera following third round of dialogue

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, met with Dinorah Figuera on Thursday night at Miraflores Palace following the conclusion of the third round of talks that the United States has promoted between Chavismo and an opposition faction represented by the 2015 National Assembly. Jorge Rodríguez, president of the National Assembly and head of […]

Donald Trump says it would be “interesting” to see Delcy Rodríguez and María Corina Machado compete in potential elections

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that it would be “interesting” to see Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez and opposition leader María Corina Machado compete in potential elections. “Well, that would be interesting,” Trump told reporters at the White House when they asked whether he would like to see the two […]

Judge summons Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores to Thursday hearing on new torture charges

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Judge Alvin Hellerstein scheduled a hearing in New York for October 15, at which ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, must respond to new charges of conspiracy to commit torture that U.S. prosecutors filed last week. According to an order the judge issued Wednesday and entered into the […]

U.S. lifts sanctions on Jorge Rodríguez

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it had lifted sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly. According to a statement from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the agency removed Rodríguez’s name from its sanctions list. The Treasury Department initially placed Rodríguez on its sanctions list on […]

Venezuela presents IMF with economic roadmap centered on oil and mining

October 15, 2026October 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s Vice President for Economic Affairs, Calixto Ortega, presented the country’s economic roadmap on Wednesday during a discussion in Bangkok on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings. The plan focuses on the oil and mining extractive industries. Ortega, a former president of the Central Bank […]

Third round of U.S.-backed political dialogue begins Wednesday

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The talks will focus on political and civil guarantees to lay the groundwork for a potential electoral process. The Daily Journal.- The opposition delegation participating in talks with Chavismo met Tuesday to prepare the agenda for the third round of negotiations, scheduled to begin Wednesday. The discussions aim to advance an agreement on political and […]

Dinorah Figuera insists on institutional reform before holding elections in Venezuela

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan opposition leader Dinorah Figuera reiterated on Friday that the country must reform its public institutions before holding elections, following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. “We are committed to rebuilding public institutions, including the Supreme Court of Justice and the National Electoral Council, guiding the country […]

Rubio Meets with Dinorah Figuera in Washington, reaffirms support for dialogue with Venezuela’s interim Government

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington’s support on Friday for the dialogue process led by opposition figure Dinorah Figuera with Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administration. He said the goal is to move toward a peaceful transition that restores democracy in Venezuela. “This process that she is leading, along with her team, […]