"The scene bore the weight and pomp of a coronation before God. Delcy Rodriguez, left hand raised, right hand resting on the Bible, the book set upon a maroon cushion with gold trim. She wore an aquamarine dress. Jorge Rodriguez, left hand raised, purple tie, glasses. A man swearing in his younger sister as interim president of Venezuela, children of a father murdered while in police custody in the 1990s, when they were minors,"
"Between them, his hands resting on the lectern, guarding the Bible, his expression grave, stood Nicolas Maduro Guerra. The only son of Venezuela's president, captured early Saturday morning in a spectacular operation by U.S. special forces, is poised to play a significant role in the new power structure currently unfolding. Delcy Rodriguez, in the absence of her former boss, is leading the country as interim president."
Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as interim president in a solemn, highly symbolic ceremony alongside her brother Jorge and the president's son, Nicolas Maduro Guerra. The siblings are children of a father murdered in police custody in the 1990s and later planned to visit his grave. Nicolas Maduro Guerra was captured in a U.S. special forces operation and is positioned to influence the emerging power structure. Maduro's detention in New York and public shackling have not extinguished the regime's presence. Nicolasito, 35, embodies a younger Chavismo, consuming international media and diverging from classical revolutionary imagery. Tensions emerged after his remarks about conceding power if an opposition candidate won.
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