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Venezuela: Maduro Hands over Power to Defense Minister

• panampost.com

Although Nicolás Maduro is still the president of Venezuela, he handed over economic power to the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, on Monday, July 11.

The Venezuelan power structure now resembles the Castros' Cuba to an even greater degree than before. Due to Maduro's creation of a new bureaucratic entity, the Great Mission for Sovereign and Safe Supply, every ministry in the country that deals with economic issues will be completely subordinated to General López's authority.

López is now in charge of pharmacies, food, commercial distribution, and the management of the country's ports. He will also oversee all "missions," state-run social programs.

According to President Maduro,

All ministries and government institutions are subordinated to the National Command of the Great Mission for Safe Sovereign and Safe Supply, which is under the command of the President and of the top General, Vladimir Padrino López.

Maduro added that this measure is part of his Economic Emergency Decree.


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