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 […]
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The Daily Journal – Representatives of Venezuela’s interim government and a delegation from the 2015 National Assembly agreed to begin discussions on creating an “Office for Political Rights and Citizen Participation,” according to a joint statement released on Wednesday night, October 21. “Discussions will begin on the creation of an Office for Political Rights and […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Daily Journal. — Interim President Delcy Rodríguez sent an official communication to the National Assembly on Monday, September 28, requesting a “partial reform of the Constitutional Law Against Hate, for Peaceful Coexistence and Tolerance.” The National Constituent Assembly approved the legislation in November 2017. In a letter to National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, the […]
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The Daily Journal. — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, returned to the country on Thursday after participating in the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. “We arrived from New York a few hours ago after participating in the United Nations General Assembly. Our delegation is happy to have accomplished its mission,” Rodríguez said […]
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The agreement would give Delcy Rodríguez’s government legal control over some 31 metric tons of Central Bank gold, although it could not immediately sell the bullion. The proposal would allow the government to use the reserves as collateral for loans, including financing for reconstruction following the June earthquakes. The Daily Journal.- The interim administration of […]
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The Daily Journal – Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved on Tuesday, in a second reading, a partial reform of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), a legislative measure that implements the first agreement reached at the dialogue table between the government and the opposition. The legal amendment, which will take […]
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The Daily Journal. — Venezuela’s National Assembly on Tuesday approved a resolution supporting the binational energy agreement announced by Caracas and Washington, an initiative that places at least 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves under the control of U.S. companies. The ruling bloc backed the resolution, while opposition lawmakers distanced themselves from the […]
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The Daily Journal – Venezuela’s National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved the partial reform bill of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in its first debate during an extraordinary session this Thursday. The proposal changes the composition of the Judicial Nominations Committee, which selects the justices of the country’s highest court. Content […]
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