Venezuela Proposes Opposition Lawmaker Timoteo Zambrano, Close to Chavismo, as New Ambassador to Spain
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, proposed opposition lawmaker Timoteo Zambrano as the country's new ambassador to Spain, diplomatic sources told EFE in Caracas on Thursday. Zambrano, a representative of the opposition Democratic Alliance - a sector described as government collaborators by the majority opposition - would replace Gladys Gutiérrez, who heads the Venezuelan diplomatic representation...
TL;DR
- Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's acting president, proposed Timoteo Zambrano as the new ambassador to Spain.
- Zambrano represents the opposition's Democratic Alliance, considered a collaborative sector by the majority opposition.
- He would replace Gladys Gutiérrez, who has been the diplomatic representative since May 2024.
- Zambrano previously met with former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to discuss a dialogue proposal for Venezuela called 'The Pact for Venezuela'.
- This would be Rodríguez's fifth appointment of an ambassador abroad.