Maduro calls from prison for “reconciliation, forgiveness, and reunion” in Venezuela

Maria Simulescu

x     Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, issued their first public statement since being captured in Caracas on January 3 in a U.S. military operation, calling for national reconciliation and endorsing acting President Delcy Rodríguez's leadership. “We are well, firm, serene, and in permanent prayer,” the message reads, published Saturday on Maduro's social media accounts and initially circulated through the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)