Venezuela's acting president addresses U.N. General Assembly, promises elections

<img alt="Delcy Rodríguez, acting president of Venezuela, addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4933x3289+0+0/resize/4933x3289!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2Fbd%2Fe2a684184a1fab52107079f3c3c5%2Fap26266836312668.jpg" /><p>Delcy Rodríguez, acting president of Venezuela, delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly on September 23, 2026, since assuming power. In her speech, she promised that elections would be held and stated that the timing would be determined by the Venezuelan people.</p><p>(Image credit: Frank Franklin II)</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-144837" />