Venezuela’s military said Sunday it recognised Delcy Rodriguez, deputy to ousted president Nicolas Maduro, as the country’s acting leader, after US forces extracted the former head of state to face trial.
Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino issued a statement endorsing a Supreme Court ruling that appointed Rodriguez as acting president for 90 days.
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It also urged the country’s population to resume their normal activities, after US forces bombed the country and seized its leader, Nicolas Maduro.
“I call on the people of Venezuela to resume their activities of all kinds, economic, work and education, in the coming days,” Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a televised address.
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