Following the disputed 2024 presidential vote and Nicolás Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces in January 2026, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was installed as interim president under a transitional framework. No new election date has been set, with U.S. officials framing any vote as the final stage of a three-phase process—stabilization, recovery, and transition—requiring prior institutional, legal, and security reforms. Opposition figures, including María Corina Machado, have indicated that credible elections could occur within 9–10 months once conditions such as independent electoral authorities and political guarantees are established. Negotiations between the interim government, opposition, and international actors continue without a firm timetable, leaving the scheduling dependent on progress in these preparatory steps.