A recent CIA analysis concluded that regime insiders would be best suited to lead a temporary government if authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro was toppled, influencing the decision to back Vice President Delcy Rodriguez rather than opposition Maria Corina Machado, according to a new report.
The Wall Street Journal noted that Rodriguez and two other top regime figures, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez would also be key in such a scenario. The two officials, who also face charges in the U.S., could disrupt any efforts to conduct a transition and would therefore be unlikely to cooperate with Washington, the outlet added.
