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  "id": 9459317,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260924/venezuelas-rodriguez-promises-elections-in-transition-to-full-democracy"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, announcing that the country would hold elections as part of a transition to full democracy. However, she did not specify a date for the vote.\n\nSpeaking at the assembly, Rodriguez emphasized that there will indeed be elections in Venezuela. She revealed that the government has begun discussions with the opposition and pledged to ensure the involvement of all political forces. Additionally, national institutions are being prepared for the electoral process.\n\nRodriguez asserted that Venezuela is undergoing a democratic transformation aimed at rebuilding the nation into a freer, more prosperous, and reconciled country. She described this as an orderly, institutional, and verifiable process.\n\nWhile Venezuelan and U.S. authorities have previously highlighted the necessity of an election, no specific date for the polls has been set. The opposition faction has called for the selection of an autonomous electoral commission to oversee the process.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK/CARACAS — Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that the country would hold elections as part of a transition to \"full democracy,\" but did not give a specific date for the vote. \"I want to make this very clear at this General Assembly: there will be elections in Venezuela,\" said Rodriguez, who came to power after American forces…",
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        "title": "Venezuela’s acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the ‘right moment’",
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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-9462884",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:07:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "At UN, Venezuela’s acting president promises elections without setting date",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/at-un-venezuelas-acting-president-promises-elections-without-setting",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:29:14.000Z"
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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."
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