Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Venezuela is steeped in uncertainty following the US arrest of Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
• The army continues to support the regime, while Delcy Rodríguez assumes the acting presidency.
• Trump seems intent on using Rodríguez to make decisions about Venezuela.
• The chavista political system is entrenched in institutions and will not be easily dismantled.
• Doubts are raised about the US intention of instating democracy led by figures from the old regime.
• Trump makes it clear that his primary interest is control of Venezuela's oil resources.
• The transition must be led by the Venezuelan people and the democratic opposition, without outside interference.
• The international community should facilitate conditions for free and clean elections.

Conclusion: The Venezuelan transition is complex and requires a negotiation between chavismo and opposition, without external interference for a free and democratic expression of the people

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