After the ouster of Nicolas Maduro and the discharge of 406 prisoners, Venezuela turned in direction of “a new political era”, says Delcy Rodriguez | EUROtoday

The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, declared on Wednesday January 14 that her nation was now turned in direction of “a new political era” after the seize on January 3 of Head of State Nicolas Maduro throughout an American navy operation.

“The message is that of a Venezuela that is opening to a new political era, an era that allows understanding despite differences and through ideological and political diversity”she informed the press, talking from the presidential palace in Miraflores.

M^me Rodriguez additional introduced that Caracas had launched 406 political prisoners since December 2025, in a course of that she mentioned was initiated by Mr. Maduro. The NGO Foro Penal nonetheless lists round 180 releases by including two waves, that of December and the present one in all releases in dribs and drabs, removed from the determine talked about by Mr.^me Rodriguez.

“This process is not yet finished, it remains open”mentioned the chief whereas the SNTP press union and Foro Penal introduced on Wednesday that a minimum of 17 journalists and press staff had been launched.

The interim president reported that the releases exclude “serious crimes” akin to murder and drug trafficking, whereas crimes linked to “constitutional order”in addition to “hate, violence and intolerance”.

Hundreds of individuals have been arrested beneath Mr. Maduro’s presidency and prosecuted for “incitement to hatred” And “betrayal to the homeland”notably in electoral contexts and political demonstrations.

Many indicators of opening

Former vice-president of Nicolas Maduro, Delcy Rodriguez was inaugurated on January 5 and has since signed oil agreements with the United States. She now pleads for “open avenues of dialogue” with Europe, which had not acknowledged the re-election of Nicolas Maduro in 2024, imposed sanctions on the nation and supported the opponent Maria Corina Machado.

Another instance of opening initiated by Venezuela: after being blocked for greater than a yr within the nation by President Nicolas Maduro, the social community X is as soon as once more accessible with sure operators.

“We are reconnecting this way… Let’s stay united, let’s move forward towards economic stability, social justice and the welfare state to which we deserve to aspire! »the country’s interim president wrote on her account. The former vice-president includes in her “bio”: “Interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Alongside President Nicolas Maduro on the trail to Bolivar and Chavez ».