Venezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty in US court

Rodríguez, 56, vice president since 2018, said she was pained by what she called the "kidnapping" of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores who were seized by US forces in an overnight raid on Saturday. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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After Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and terrorism charges in a New York courtroom, Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president of Venezuela.

Rodríguez, vice president since 2018, called Maduro's seizure a "kidnapping."
Maduro maintained he was still the president of Venezuela during his court appearance.
The US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, justified the action, stating Maduro was an "illegitimate leader" and "fugitive from justice."

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