Caracas is “slowly going back to normal,” said Venezuelan journalist Lila Vanorio.
Speaking to CBC from the capital city, Vanorio said that aside from a large display of police and military around the country’s parliament for interim president Delcy Rodriguez’s oath-taking ceremony, there is little now that appears out of the ordinary.
“It’s been surprising how few police displays are seen,” Vanorio said. “People are cautious about demonstrating in favour [of] or against” the U.S. capture and removal of Maduro.
Behind closed doors, though, opinions are divided, she said. While much of the Venezuelan population wanted change, whether the actions of a foreign country were worth it is up for debate.
“The mood is optimistic, but they fear this is not necessarily what they hoped for,” Vanorio said of opposition politicians, including Maria Corina Machado. “Not everyone agrees with having the U.S. control the oil industry or country.”
Vanorio also noted that Rodriguez and other politicians still in power were all part of Maduro’s government. But there is a sense that “maybe it’s a smoother way to make a transition and to do the changes that need to be done in Venezuela.”
