Nicolas Maduro carried out a significant renovation of his cabinet, which includes the appointment of Diosdado Cabello, emblematic figure of the hard wing of Chavismo, as the new minister of Interior. This movement takes place on the eve of a new opposition demonstration, just a month after the controversial re-election of the autocrat.
The government restructuring coincided with the decision of Edmundo González Urrutia, rival of Maduro in the July 28 elections, of ignoring a second summons from the prosecutor’s office in a criminal investigation into his allegations of electoral fraud. Cabello, 61 years old and former Minister of the Interior during the mandate of Hugo Chavez, will assume responsibility for public safety after a long career in the chavismo.
For her part, the vice president Delcy Rodriguez She was transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the strategic Ministry of Petroleum, replacing Pedro Tellechea; while Vladimir Padrino will continue to head the Ministry of Defense.
In the context of growing tension, the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado denounced the arrest of Perkins Rocha, his lawyer, who was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified individuals. The post-election crisis worsens with the arrest of Rocha, who joins the list of opposition activists arrested in the last period.
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2024-09-01 08:44:32