In Venezuela, much of the choreography of power looks just as it did before Nicolas Maduro¡¯s capture by U.S. Special Forces.
Delcy Rodriguez, his longtime deputy, has seamlessly moved into the role of acting president. She has chaired meetings with senior officials, greeted international envoys, welcomed the press at Miraflores Palace and met privately with diplomats.
But beneath the continuity, the bedrock of Chavismo ¡ª Venezuela¡¯s brand of socialism ¡ª is beginning to shift as Rodriguez quickly moves to consolidate authority and unite the fractured ruling coalition.
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