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After Maduro: Who's Running Venezuela Now?
59 minutes Posted May 7, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Venezuela's leader Delcy Rodríguez has no constitutional legitimacy, by any standard, including Chavismo's own rules, according to lawyer-turned-journalist Raul Stolk. So who is actually running Venezuela right now? And what does the United States really want?
Raul Stolk, Managing Director of Caracas Chronicles, joins Sir Richard Dearlove and Kate McCann for a deep dive into the power structures propping up the Rodríguez government, the US military's direct line to the Venezuelan armed forces, and why opposition leader María Corina Machado may be the single biggest wild card in the country's future.
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https://caracaschronicles.com
https://caracaschronicles.substack.com/
https://caracasconsulting.com/ 
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Hosted by Sir Richard Dearlove (former MI6 Chief) and Kate McCann (Political Editor, The Times)
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