{"id":2598019,"date":"2026-05-02T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delcy-rodriguez-says-she-doesnt-know-when-elections-will-be-held-some-time\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T12:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:37:45","slug":"delcy-rodriguez-says-she-doesnt-know-when-elections-will-be-held-some-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delcy-rodriguez-says-she-doesnt-know-when-elections-will-be-held-some-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Delcy Rodriguez says she doesn&#8217;t know when elections will be held: &#8216;Some time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdelcy-rodriguez-says-she-doesnt-know-when-elections-will-be-held-some-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598019&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela\u2019s president, said she does not know when the country will hold new elections, responding \u201cSome time\u201d to questions from *The New York times*. Her uncertainty has drawn criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >democratic activists<\/a> who argue reforms are moving too slowly since Nicolas Maduro was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-to-aid-afghan-forces-with-continued-air-support\/\" title=\"U.S. to aid Afghan forces with continued air support\">reportedly captured<\/a> in early January.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump governance, according to the article, chose to work with Rodriguez rather than immediately back the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.While relations between Washington and caracas have warmed-prompting praise from Trump-Venezuelans have increasingly grown impatient. A recent AtlasIntel\/Bloomberg poll for LatAm Pulse Venezuela shows Rodriguez\u2019s approval slipping (31.4% from 37% in February) and disapproval rising (47.1% from 44.3%), alongside worsening views of the country\u2019s economy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"910\">Venezuelan<\/a> President Delcy Rodriguez said she didn\u2019t know when the country would hold <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"452\">elections<\/a>, casting doubt on Caracas\u2019s democratic aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez was asked on Friday in Caracas, Venezuela, when new elections would be held \u2014 a key priority of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> since his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald ... Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">administration<\/a> installed the new government.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4552451\/cuba-denounce-trump-may-day-sanction-collective-punishment\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cuba denounces Trump administration\u2019s May Day sanctions as \u2018collective punishment\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4552053\/hezbollah-first-confirmed-merkava-tank-kill-fpv-drone\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hezbollah scores first confirmed Merkava tank kill with an FPV drone as IDF officers raise alarm<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4551176\/mamdani-calls-israel-release-gaza-flotilla-activists\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani calls on Israel to release captured Gaza flotilla activists<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d she responded to <em>The New York Times<\/em>. \u201cSome time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rodriguez\u2019s hesitancy is likely to lead to further outcry from democratic activists, who have begun to grow dissatisfied with the pace of reforms since former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2252\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> was captured from the heart of Caracas by Delta Force commandos on Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> opted to work with Rodriguez rather than support the immediate installation of Maria Corina Machado, the popular opposition leader. 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The most recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caracaschronicles.com\/2026\/05\/02\/delcys-approval-is-already-slipping\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.caracaschronicles.com\/2026\/05\/02\/delcys-approval-is-already-slipping\/\">poll<\/a> by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.atlasintel.org\/c0dd083b-008e-4f55-8fe8-8f65cf8f848a.pdf?_gl=1*df6664*_ga*NzY2ODg3NTg3LjE3NzcxMjE0MDQ.*_ga_W78QD5CNP1*czE3Nzc2NDI5MTgkbzMkZzAkdDE3Nzc2NDI5MTgkajYwJGwwJGgw\">AtlasIntel and Bloomberg<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/atlasintel.org\/poll\/latam-pulse-venezuela-march-2026-2026-03-26\">LatAm Pulse Venezuela<\/a> has shown the continued erosion of Rodriguez\u2019s support, and the continued negative perception of the state of the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s latest approval rating stood at 31.4%, down from 37% in February. Disapproval rose from 44.3% to 47.1%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rodriguez admitted she doesn\u2019t know when Venezuela will hold elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2598020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24221660237273.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[70075,78991,78990,32603,78989],"class_list":["post-2598019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-delcy-rodriguez","tag-election-timing","tag-government-statements","tag-political-news","tag-venezuela-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP24221660237273.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598023,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598019\/revisions\/2598023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}