The US president, Donald Trump, ruled out this Monday a call for elections in Venezuela in the next 30 days until the Andean country “recovers its health.”
In an interview with NBC News granted two days after Washington captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and transferred him to the United States to try him for narcoterrorism, the president outlined a longer-term transition in Venezuela and once again insisted that the priority is to repair the country’s infrastructure.
“First we have to fix the country. Elections cannot be held. There is no way for people to vote,” Trump said when asked about the possibility of elections within a month.
“No, it will take a while. We have to help the country recover,” he said.
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In recent days, Trump has questioned whether the main Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has the capacity to govern in Venezuela because “she does not have sufficient respect or support in the country” and has said that her Government is in contact with the president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, whom he has warned of a “second attack” if her Chavista Government “does not behave well.”
The Republican, who has said unequivocally that Washington is now “in charge” of Venezuela, stated in today’s interview that figures such as Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, his Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller, or Vice President, JD Vance, will be in charge of the management of the Caribbean country for an indefinite period of time.
Just yesterday, Trump seemed to already rule out the possibility of holding elections soon in Venezuela. “I think we are focusing more on fixing it, on preparing it first, because it is a disaster. The country is a disaster,” he said.
With information from EFE
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