Delcy Rodríguez says that in January a process of extreme positions in Venezuela concluded

Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela, stated on Tuesday that in January 2026 a process of extreme positions that broke the political foundations of the country culminated, making a direct reference to the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on January 3.

Rodríguez made these statements during a meeting at the Miraflores Palace with leaders of the interfaith forum, as part of the Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence that his government has promoted since he took office.

The official pointed out that, just over three months after taking on the presidency in charge, Venezuela has changed and now includes spaces for convergence among sectors with differing views, which she presented as an achievement of her administration.

During the meeting, broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión, Rodríguez called for ecumenical cooperation to heal social wounds and eradicate expressions of hate that, he stated, led to those extreme positions.

He also explicitly denied the existence of antisemitic positions in the country: there are no antisemitic positions in Venezuela. He greeted Rabbi Isaac Cohen —who was unable to attend the meeting due to health issues— as a long-time friend, and reaffirmed that Venezuela is a territory free from religious intolerance.

The meeting brought together Catholic, Anglican, evangelical, and Islamic leaders. Rodríguez also announced the creation of a working group alongside the Social Vice Presidency so that religious communities can directly assist the most vulnerable sectors of the population.

According to data released in the context of these initiatives, 63% of entrepreneurship in Venezuela is led by women.

The context of these statements is the profound political transformation that Venezuela has been undergoing since January 3, when the so-called Absolute Resolution Operation by the United States captured Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas.

The Supreme Court of Justice sworn in Rodríguez as acting president on January 5 under the figure of enforced absence. Since then, Maduro has been facing a trial for narco-terrorism in U.S. courts, while Venezuela still has no election date.