Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim president?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published January 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM EST

Joshua Goodman, Latin America reporter for the Associated Press, looks at how Delcy Rodríguez rose to become Venezuela’s new interim president.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Goodman.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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