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Trump says no election in Venezuela within 30 days

Xinhua News
Xinhua News
06/01/2026
05:45 MYT
Trump says no election in Venezuela within 30 days
US President Donald Trump says Venezuela cannot hold elections yet and signals US oil investment to rebuild its energy sector within 18 months. - REUTERS/Filepic
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Venezuela will not hold elections in the next 30 days.
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  • Trump rules out elections in Venezuela, saying the country must be stabilised first.
  • US forces captured Maduro two days earlier, sparking global attention.
  • Trump hints at subsidizing US oil firms to restore Venezuela's energy infrastructure in under 18 months.
"We have to fix the country first. You can't have an election. There's no way the people could even vote," Trump said in an interview with NBC News.
The remarks came two days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was taken from the capital Caracas by U.S. forces.
Trump also said that his administration may subsidize efforts by U.S. oil companies to invest in and rebuild Venezuela's energy infrastructure, adding that the process could take less than 18 months.
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