[NYP] The streets of Venezuela have been plunged into chaos Saturday as gun-toting supporters of captured dictator Nicolás Maduro are rioting throughout the country and demanding his return ‐ forcing citizens to hide in the safety of their homes, a terrified resident told The Post.
"The nightmare isn't over yet. The figurehead is gone. But his supporters are still here," one man living in Valencia told The Post, declining to reveal his identity: "I'm afraid that if I say anything and give my name, I'll be arrested."
"People are very scared."
The streets in his city are “absolutely dead” except for the Maduro supporters. People are only willing to leave their homes to rush to the supermarkets and wait on long lines to purchase dwindling supplies.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders VP Delcy Rodriguez become interim president
[IsraelTimes] The Constitutional Chamber of Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assume the role of acting president of the country in the absence of Nicolás Maduro, who was detained in an operation by US forces.
The court ruling says that Rodríguez will assume “the office of President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in order to guarantee administrative continuity and the comprehensive defense of the Nation.”
The ruling adds that the court will debate the matter in order to “determine the applicable legal framework to guarantee the continuity of the State, the administration of government, and the defense of sovereignty in the face of the forced absence of the President of the Republic.”
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