Venezuela's military on Sunday recognised Delcy Rodríguez, deputy to ousted president Nicolás Maduro, as the country's acting leader, after US forces extracted the former head of state to New York face trial.
Amid uncertainty following the leftist president's dramatic capture, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino López appeared to throw his weight behind Rodríguez, who US President Donald Trump had earlier indicated was a figure Washington could work with.
Padrino read out a statement on television endorsing a Supreme Court ruling that appointed Rodríguez as acting president for 90 days.
He also called on Venezuelans to get back to their daily life, speaking less than two days after the US strikes shook the capital Cara
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