Before the gathered nations of the world, Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez offered a carefully chosen word as the foundation of a new chapter: abandonment — of extremism, of isolation, of the ideological rigidity that has long defined her country's politics. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Rodriguez framed inclusive elections as the cornerstone of national renewal, positioning the interim government as an agent of democratic restoration rather than ideological continuity. The speech was as much an act of diplomatic rehabilitation as it was a policy statement, thou