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  "id": 9450290,
  "title": "Venezuela’s Rodriguez promises elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/venezuelas-rodriguez-promises-elections-9450290",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/24/venezuela-s-rodriguez-promises-elections"
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  "account": "Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday and assured the world that the nation will hold elections as part of a transition to full democracy. While she did not specify a date for the vote, Rodriguez emphasized that the government has begun dialogue with the opposition and pledged to include all political forces in the process. She also stated that national institutions are being prepared for the electoral proceedings. Rodriguez urged her country to focus on rebuilding, acknowledging that the recovery will require time. As the nation's leader since the January capture of former President Nicolas Maduro by American forces, Rodriguez met with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. During their meeting, she commended Trump for reestablishing dialogue with Venezuela.",
  "summary": "The interim president says national institutions are being prepared for the electoral process and would guarantee the participation of all political forces.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Venezuela’s acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the ‘right moment’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/venezuelas-acting-leader-at-un-for-first-address-promises-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:34:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Venezuela’s Rodriguez promises elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/venezuelas-rodriguez-promises-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Venezuela's interim President promises fresh elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/venezuelas-interim-president-promises-fresh-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:25:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'There will be elections in Venezuela,' interim leader tells UN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/there-will-be-elections-in-venezuela-interim-leader-tells-un",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:49:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez promises elections at UN, gives no date",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/venezuelas-delcy-rodriguez-promises-elections-at-un-gives-no-date",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:26:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Venezuela's Rodriguez promises elections in transition to 'full democracy'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/venezuelas-rodriguez-promises-elections-in-transition-to-full",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:42:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}