Venezuela in June 2026: the most important developments in politics
In June 2026 in Venezuela, politics was dominated at month end by the response to two back-to-back earthquakes on 25 June. Venezuela declared a state of emergency. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief and offered assistance, the United States pledged $150 million, Brazil sent a field hospital, and South Korea committed $5 million in humanitarian aid. President Donald Trump said the United States would help. Analysts wrote that the disaster shifted the political ground for Delcy Rodríguez, whose government was described as unable to afford refusing aid from either friends or rivals. Machado planned a quick return to Venezuela amid the quake response.
Earlier in the month, Rodríguez visited India from 3 to 7 June to discuss energy ties. The head of the US Joint Chiefs made his first official visit to Venezuela since Nicolás Maduro's departure on 5 June. On 19 June the government and the opposition met for the first time.
In Spain, a judge rejected former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's request to delay his testimony in a case involving jewels, and a former president of Venezuela's National Assembly said Zapatero had worked as a lobbyist for the Venezuelan government for a decade.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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