Venezuela's Maduro says he will change half of his cabinet

Reuters

27 August 2024 at 2:10 pm

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Supreme Court of Justice, in Caracas

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he will change half of his 30-member cabinet, which includes military leaders.

Reuters reported earlier, citing sources, that Maduro would change the leadership of state-owned oil company PDVSA and the oil ministry. The president did not immediately give details of the changes in his comments.

(Reporting by Deisy Buitrago and Vivian Sequera; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb)

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