In brief
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced on 29 October that a newly restructured electoral authority would oversee future elections with global oversight, pledging safeguards and fair participation for all parties. She also ordered a review of state‑owned non‑essential assets that could be privatized or returned to former owners. The announcement is only reported by Xinhua.
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced on Thursday, 29 October, that a newly restructured electoral authority would oversee future elections in the country.
According to Xinhua, Rodríguez said the revamped electoral body would operate “with the world as a witness,” stressing that all constitutional elections would proceed with safeguards to prevent conflict and to ensure fair participation for all political forces.
Rodríguez said:
“revamped” electoral authority will oversee new elections “with the world as a witness.”
She pledged that the authority would provide “genuine conditions for fair participation for all political forces,” framing the elections as a means to resolve differences rather than deepen divisions.
Her government seeks to secure “genuine conditions for fair participation for all political forces.”
Rodríguez also directed a review of state‑owned “non‑essential assets” that might be privatized or returned to their former owners, a move she said would streamline public resources.
Only Xinhua has reported this development, with no corroboration from other outlets at this time.
In the same address, she referenced U.S. accusations of narco‑terrorism against President Nicolás Maduro, noting that he had been forcibly seized, transported to New York, and that Maduro sought to dismiss the charges on grounds of sovereign immunity.
