With Nicolás Maduro removed from office, Delcy Rodriguez has become Venezuela’s interim president. On Saturday, Venezuela's high court ordered Rodríguez to assume the role of interim president, and the leader was backed by Venezuela's military. During the first Trump administration, Rodríguez was among a number of officials who faced U.S. sanctions. (Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)It's too early to say if Rodríguez will pursues a rapprochement with the Trump administration or follow the same adversarial line as her predecessor. Vigil says it will take years to reverse the long decline of Venezuela's oil sector and that it's not clear how the Trump administration intends to move forward.

Source: CBC News January 06, 2026 15:19 UTC