In brief
Rodríguez said the revamped agency will oversee all constitutional elections under worldwide observation, implementing safeguards to prevent conflict and ensuring fair participation across political forces. She also ordered a review of state-owned non‑essential assets, while Xinhua reported U.S. actions against former President Maduro.
In a nationwide televised address on Thursday, Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced the creation of a newly structured electoral authority that will administer future elections under the observation of the global community.
Rodríguez described the body as "revamped" and said it would conduct all elections required by the Venezuelan Constitution, a process that would unfold "with the world as a witness." She stressed that the authority would implement a set of safeguards designed to keep the electoral process free from conflict and from reigniting periods of confrontation that the country seeks to avoid.
She pledged that the revamped agency would ensure "genuine conditions for fair participation for all political forces," aiming to transform elections into a mechanism that could bridge political divisions rather than deepen them.
Additionally, Rodríguez ordered a comprehensive review of state-owned "non-essential assets", the goal being to identify properties that could be either privatized or returned to previous owners, a measure intended to address perceived economic mismanagement.
Xinhua, in the same report, noted that the United States had introduced narco‑terrorism charges against former President Nicolás Maduro prior to conducting a military operation that reportedly resulted in his capture and transportation—along with his wife Cilia Flores—to New York. The former leader has since asked a U.S. judge to dismiss the accusations, citing sovereign immunity.
The tightening of oversight mechanisms underscores Rodríguez’s insistence that the revamped authority operate transparently, with close monitoring by foreign observers to build confidence among domestic and international stakeholders.
Xinhua highlighted that Rodríguez’s structural overhaul seeks to prevent elections from becoming a source of trouble or echoing past confrontational episodes, a position aligning with the national objective to foster stability.
