Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez said she didn’t know when the country would hold elections, casting doubt on Caracas’s democratic aspirations.
Rodriguez was asked on Friday in Caracas, Venezuela, when new elections would be held — a key priority of President Donald Trump since his administration installed the new government.
“I don’t know,” she responded to The New York Times. “Some time.”
Rodriguez’s hesitancy is likely to lead to further outcry from democratic activists, who have begun to grow dissatisfied with the pace of reforms since former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was captured from the heart of Caracas by Delta Force commandos on Jan. 3.
The Trump administration opted to work with Rodriguez rather than support the immediate installation of Maria Corina Machado, the popular opposition leader. Rodriguez’s tenure has seen relations with Washington at their warmest in decades, accompanied by liberal praise from Trump and his administration.
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However, Venezuelans have grown increasingly impatient and skeptical. The most recent poll by AtlasIntel and Bloomberg for LatAm Pulse Venezuela has shown the continued erosion of Rodriguez’s support, and the continued negative perception of the state of the country’s economy.
The president’s latest approval rating stood at 31.4%, down from 37% in February. Disapproval rose from 44.3% to 47.1%.