Venezuela’s National Assembly has ruled out the possibility of presidential election in the country anytime soon.
President of the Assembly Jorge Rodriguez, disclosed this on Monday during an interview with the conservative outlet Newsmax in the United States.
He said that the country will not hold presidential elections in the immediate future, emphasising that the government’s current focus is on national stability.
Presidential terms run for six years in Venezuela, and the last election was controversially held in 2024. Newsmax host Rob Schmitt asked if that meant another election would not happen for another five years.
“The only thing I could say is that there will not be an election in this immediate period of time where the stabilisation has to be achieved,” Rodriguez replied.
He explained that the decision is tied to a wider effort to rebuild and strengthen Venezuela’s state institutions.
“What we’re working on at the moment is what we call the re-institutionalisation of the country, so that every single institution of the country can again be brought to full power and full recognition by everybody,” he said.
Rodriguez, who has led the National Assembly since 2021, added that Venezuelans are seeking a return to normalcy following the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro.
“The government of Delcy Rodriguez is actually looking for that, to stabilise the country completely and to make it all good and reconcile everybody, all the population of Venezuela,” he said.
The US abducted Maduro in a military action on January 3., sparking the possiblity of early elections.
