Venezuelan government, opposition agree to work towards reform of top court
Summary
Venezuela’s interim government and political opposition have agreed to work on reforming the country’s highest court. They set up a panel to review how court candidates are chosen and plan to keep discussing changes to the judicial system.Key Facts
- Venezuela’s interim government and opposition completed a second round of talks focused on judicial reform.
- Both sides agreed to create a seven-member panel to review the court candidate selection process.
- The talks aim to transform Venezuela’s judicial system through changes in laws.
- The government side was led by National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez; opposition was represented by Dinorah Figuera.
- The interim government came into power after the US military abducted former President Nicolas Maduro in January.
- President Donald Trump met with interim President Delcy Rodriguez at the United Nations recently.
- Discussions included restructuring Venezuela’s sovereign debt and holding promised elections, but no election date was given.
- Previous talks in August had agreed on judicial overhaul and recovering Venezuelan assets frozen abroad.
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