US Secretary of State. In the US, Marco Rubio believes that holding elections in Venezuela next year is the best option. However, the diplomat did not guarantee that this would happen before the end of Donald Trump's presidency, noting that Venezuela still needs to take several important steps to allow the vote. In turn, the president responsible for Venezuela, Delsey Rodríguez, who spoke from the podium of the UN General Assembly, emphasized that the country's presidential elections will be held when its people see fit, and not when it is dictated to them from the outside.