Who speaks in the Venezuela story
Politicians and journalists, government and opposition, each with their stories, quotes and court filings. The list grows as the news moves.
In the news now
Nicolás Maduro · Former president; held in New York since January 2026, trial set for June 2027 · 2 stories
Cilia Flores · Former first lady and legislator; held in New York, charged alongside Maduro · 1 story
Jorge Rodríguez · President of the National Assembly; head of the government's negotiating delegation · 4 stories
Politicians · Government
Delcy Rodríguez · Acting president since January 2026
Jorge Rodríguez · President of the National Assembly; head of the government's negotiating delegation
Nicolás Maduro · Former president; held in New York since January 2026, trial set for June 2027
Diosdado Cabello · Interior Minister and PSUV vice president; hosts Con El Mazo Dando
Cilia Flores · Former first lady and legislator; held in New York, charged alongside Maduro
Gustavo González López · Defense Minister since March 2026
Elvis Amoroso · President of the National Electoral Council
Ernesto Villegas · Journalist and former culture minister
Freddy Ñáñez · Communications minister
Héctor Rodríguez · Governor of Miranda
Iris Varela · Legislator; hosts A Pulso on VTV
Jorge Arreaza · PSUV leader, former foreign minister; hosts Entre Comunes
Larry Devoe · Attorney general since April 2026
Nicolás Maduro Guerra · Legislator; Nicolás Maduro's son
Pedro Infante · PSUV leader
Rafael Lacava · Governor of Carabobo; hosts his own show
Tarek William Saab · Former attorney general (resigned February 2026); coordinator of the Viva Venezuela mission
Vladimir Padrino López · Former Defense Minister (removed March 2026); charged in the U.S.
Winston Vallenilla · Legislator and television host
Yván Gil · Foreign minister
Politicians · Opposition
María Corina Machado · Opposition leader; founder of Vente Venezuela
Jesús Armas · Opposition leader; former political prisoner
Alberto Franceschi · Former legislator and commentator
Andrés Velásquez · La Causa R leader
Antonio Ecarri · President of Alianza del Lápiz, 2024 presidential candidate (opposition outside the unitary platform)
Antonio Ledezma · Former metropolitan mayor of Caracas; in exile
Bernabé Gutiérrez · Leader of the court-appointed AD faction
Biagio Pilieri · Opposition leader; former political prisoner freed in 2026
Carlos Ocariz · Primero Justicia leader, former mayor of Sucre
Claudio Fermín · President of Soluciones para Venezuela, 2024 presidential candidate
David Smolansky · Voluntad Popular leader; in exile
Delsa Solórzano · President of Encuentro Ciudadano
Dinorah Figuera · President of the 2015 Assembly's Delegate Commission; co-chair of the 2026 negotiations
Edmundo González · 2024 presidential candidate, recognized as president-elect by the opposition; in exile in Spain
Enrique Márquez · Former electoral council rector, 2024 presidential candidate; detained in 2025
Freddy Superlano · Voluntad Popular leader; former political prisoner freed in 2026
Henrique Capriles · Primero Justicia leader, two-time presidential candidate; took part in the 2025 elections
Henry Ramos Allup · Secretary general of Acción Democrática
Javier Bertucci · Pastor and politician, presidential candidate in 2018 and 2024 (opposition outside the unitary platform)
José Brito · President of Primero Venezuela, 2024 presidential candidate
Juan Guaidó · Former U.S.-recognized interim president (2019-2023); in exile
Juan Miguel Matheus · Constitutional lawyer, member of the opposition's negotiating delegation
Juan Pablo Guanipa · Primero Justicia leader; former political prisoner freed in 2026
Julio Borges · Primero Justicia coordinator; in exile
Karim Vera · Primero Justicia spokesperson in Táchira
Leopoldo López · Founder of Voluntad Popular; in exile
Luis Eduardo Martínez · 2024 presidential candidate for the court-appointed AD faction
Magalli Meda · María Corina Machado's campaign chief
Manuel Rosales · Founder of Un Nuevo Tiempo, former governor of Zulia
María Beatriz Martínez · President of Primero Justicia
Miguel Pizarro · Primero Justicia leader; in exile
Omar Barboza · Executive secretary of the Plataforma Unitaria
Perkins Rocha · Lawyer and Vente Venezuela leader
Roland Carreño · Journalist and Voluntad Popular leader; former political prisoner
Stalin González · Un Nuevo Tiempo leader
Timoteo Zambrano · President of Cambiemos
Tomás Guanipa · Member of the National Assembly
Williams Dávila · Acción Democrática leader; former political prisoner freed in 2026
Journalists and commentators · pro-government
Mario Silva · Host of La Hojilla; off VTV since March 2026, on his own channel only
Diosdado Cabello · Interior Minister and PSUV vice president; hosts Con El Mazo Dando
Clodovaldo Hernández · Columnist and commentator
Ernesto Villegas · Journalist and former culture minister
Iris Varela · Legislator; hosts A Pulso on VTV
Jorge Arreaza · PSUV leader, former foreign minister; hosts Entre Comunes
Luigino Bracci · Chavista commentator and YouTuber, the most-watched pro-government voice
Miguel Ángel Pérez Pirela · Director of La Iguana TV and host
Pedro Carvajalino · Host of Zurda Konducta
Rafael Lacava · Governor of Carabobo; hosts his own show
Vanessa Davies · Journalist and host
Winston Vallenilla · Legislator and television host
Journalists and commentators · opposition
David Placeres · Journalist and commentator on his own channel
Patricia Poleo · Journalist; hosts Agárrate on Factores de Poder
Daniel Lara Farías · Journalist; hosts Fuera de Orden
Alberto Franceschi · Former legislator and commentator
Beatriz Adrián · Journalist
Carla Angola · Journalist; hosts Carla Angola TV from Miami
César Miguel Rondón · Journalist; hosts his daily show
Ibéyise Pacheco · Investigative journalist
Jaime Bayly · Peruvian journalist; comments on Venezuela daily from Miami
Luis Olavarrieta · Journalist; the largest Venezuelan opinion channel on YouTube
Marianella Salazar · Journalist and columnist
Nelson Bocaranda · Journalist, founder of Runrunes
Nitu Pérez Osuna · Journalist; hosts her own channel
Orlando Avendaño · Journalist, PanAm Post editor
Roland Carreño · Journalist and Voluntad Popular leader; former political prisoner
Sergio Novelli · Journalist; hosts Al Día con Sergio
Shirley Varnagy · Journalist and interviewer
Journalists and commentators · independent
Alonso Moleiro · Journalist, El País correspondent in Caracas
Eugenio Martínez · Journalist specialized in elections
Javier Mayorca · Crime and security journalist
Luz Mely Reyes · Journalist, director of Efecto Cocuyo
Roberto Deniz · Investigative journalist (Alex Saab case)
Ronna Rísquez · Investigative journalist (Tren de Aragua)
Vladimir Villegas · Journalist; hosts his interview show