Under the 1999 constitution and a 2009 constitutional amendment, the president of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by direct popular vote and may be re-elected indefinitely.
Former member of National Assembly María Corina Machado
Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez
On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio
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…outgoing Venezuelan president who was reelected to a disputed third term in 2024, was captured in Venezuela by the United States Armed Forces during a large-scale military operation and extradited to New York to face narcotics-related charges, triggering a major political and constitutional crisis. Vice-president Delcy Rodríguez…
Nicolas Maduro USS Iwo Jima
P20260103MR 0139 President Donald Trump, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela
U.S. Military aircraft return following actions in Venezuela
P20260103MR 0819 President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela