Venezuela's Supreme Court orders Delcy Rodriguez become interim president
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FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's Vice-President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez addresses the media in Caracas, Venezuela, March 10, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
CARACAS, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The Constitutional Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered on Saturday that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assume the role of acting president of the country in the absence of Nicolás Maduro, who was detained early Saturday morning in an operation by U.S. forces.
The court ruling said that Rodríguez would assume "the office of President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in order to guarantee administrative continuity and the comprehensive defense of the Nation."
The ruling added that the court will debate the matter in order to "determine the applicable legal framework to guarantee the continuity of the State, the administration of government, and the defense of sovereignty in the face of the forced absence of the President of the Republic."
(Reporting by Caracas Newsroom; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle)
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