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Trump and Delcy Rodríguez State Venezuela Not Ready for Elections Amid Major Oil Deal

morning · · thread: Venezuela Government and Opposition Begin US Backed Talks on Elections

6 sources across 5 countries

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  • UOL Brazil · Centre-left · Grupo Folha
  • Folha de S.Paulo Brazil · Centre · Grupo Folha (Frias family)
  • La Tercera Chile · Centre-right · Copesa (Saieh family)
  • El Pais Spain · Centre-left · Grupo PRISA
  • The Economist United Kingdom · Centre-right · Exor N.V. and Agnelli family
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodríguez stated on Wednesday that Venezuela is not yet ready to hold new elections. Trump said that while he and Rodríguez want elections to happen soon, the country is not prepared yet. Rodríguez echoed this sentiment from Caracas, asserting that elections will take place when the country is ready, though neither leader provided a specific timeline or the conditions required for the vote. These statements follow the capture of Nicolás Maduro by American forces on January 3. Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, noted that transition talks facilitated by the U.S. are ongoing and that a new round of negotiations is expected in about ten days. Parallel to the political transition, the U.S. and Venezuela have entered a significant oil agreement. Trump announced that the pact grants the U.S. majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. The deal involves the company Nabep, led by Alejandro Betancourt, and provides the U.S. government with a 35 percent stake in the company and the right to purchase 20 percent of the extracted oil at production cost. While Rodríguez praised the agreement as a win win for both nations, opposition leader Henrique Capriles criticized the interim government for failing to stabilize the economy and called for a new government to address inflation and devaluation.

How each side framed it

Centre-left
Framed the delay of elections as being blocked by Trump under the influence of the oil agreement.
Centre
Focused on the administrative details of the oil deal and the official statements regarding the transition timeline.
Centre-right
Highlighted the cooperation between the two leaders and the internal criticism from the Venezuelan opposition.

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