Maduro replaced half his government and appointed Diosdado Cabello as Interior Minister and Delcy Rodríguez as Oil Minister.

“Thank you for your trust. When the country calls, we are ready,” Cabello responded in the same form in which the announcements were made, Europa Press reports.

Maduro has framed these changes within a “phase that began with the victory of July 28”, aimed at “consolidating the power” of the government in this new era, which begins in the midst of Suspected Fraud It was opposed by both the internal opposition and a large part of the international community. He said he wished to overcome “the remnants of hatred”.

Delcy Rodriguez to handle oil portfolioMaduro said he is “knowledgeable about the issue.” However, he will remain in the vice presidency, a position he has held since 2018. According to the Venezuelan president, this will be “so that he can remain at the helm” of what he has described as a “revolutionary government”, so that he “continues to accelerate the changes and transformations with his bionic hand,” he expressed.

Until now, Delcy Rodríguez, in addition to being number two in the government, was responsible for the finance portfolio, which has also been joined by Anabel Pereira.

For his part, the current Petroleum Minister, Pedro Tellechea, who also headed the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela PDVSA, has moved to the Ministry of Industry. In front of The above company shall, henceforth, Hector Obregón, his now-vice president.

The changes announced by Maduro this Tuesday affect the ministries of education, labor, agriculture, tourism, youth and sports, among others. However, they remain Vladimir Padrino, in charge of Defense, and Yvan Gil, in charge of Foreign Affairs.

Reconstruction of the executive It has been mired in controversy due to lack of transparency in election results,

The opposition, which claims victory for its main candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, has called for a new day of mobilization for a Wednesday, a month after the election.