“United we are opening the way to national reunion. A path devoid of classism and racism”. The “president in charge” Delcy Rodríguez took four minutes to ask Venezuelans for patience when taking stock of her first 100 days at the head of the Executive Branch that was left vacant with the “kidnapping” of Nicolas Maduro. In that brief speech he made a clear allusion to an event that took place during the rally of the opposition María Corina Machado in Madrid, where the provisional president She was called “cute.” The incident was reported in passing, but it did not go unnoticed by the Government or the opposition that is trying to recover the streets and the initiative. In fact, the Minister of the Interior and Justice, Diosdado HairHours before, he had described those statements as “terrible” and assured that “they were not just against Delcy,” but rather “against the Venezuelan woman.”
Rodríguez’s speech was mainly focused on the series of measures and episodes that occurred after January 3 and that have changed that South American country substantially. “I recognize the great expectations of our population, and our teams are working to achieve improvements within reasonable deadlines and with verifiable facts, but we are taking the first steps.
The recorded message allowed Rodríguez to highlight the path taken by the interim Government under US tutelage. The “president in charge” said that three months have passed marked by a decline in the climate of confrontation that lays the foundations of a society reconciled after years of internal conflict. The economy has improved and so has security. “Venezuela is among the safest countries in the region with three homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.”
According to the interim president, GDP has been growing at a rate of 8% in almost 20 consecutive quarters and that the economy will continue its upward pace thanks to the new regulatory framework for oil and mining activities that has been praised by the United States. “We can move forward without ever giving up sovereignty over our resources,” said Rodríguez, and highlighted that the state-owned PDVSA produces 1.1 million barrels a day, despite the fact that economic sanctions still apply against that country. Oil income allows you to activate some social programs. “In the coming months, that growth should be felt more strongly by those who need it most.”
No mention of Maduro
Rodríguez highlighted the normalization of relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), suspended in 2019, a direct consequence of the new state of diplomatic and political ties between Caracas and Washington, the lifting of the sanctions that weighed against the “president in charge” herself and the Central Bank (BCV).
The message of April 19 was heard in the midst of a “Great National Pilgrimage for a Venezuela without Sanctions and in Peace” which is promoted by the State and will run until May 1. “These 100 days are not a point of arrival, but the beginning of a stage to recover hope to meet again among Venezuelans,” Rodríguez added, highlighting the promulgation of a Amnesty Law by the National Assembly that has benefited more than 8,000 people.
Rodríguez’s words refrained from mentioning Maduro’s judicial situation in New York. This sobriety no longer attracts the attention of analysts, who are more focused on following the effects of the opening that occurs in reality based on the new role that the BCV can play so that Venezuela reconnects with the international financial system. The lifting of penalties allows the opening and closing of bank accounts, fund transfers, banking services, remittances, payments with debit and credit cards, the use of the digital wallet in dollars and currency exchange operations. YesA greater flow of capital is expected to gradually impact a dollarized economy.
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