Podemos Party demands international investigation after kidnapping of President Maduro and Cilia Flores

Published at: 07/01/2026 10:40 AM

The Party For Social Democracy (Podemos) demanded that an international investigation be initiated into the kidnapping of the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the first lady, Cilia Flores, by United States military forces, a fact that constitutes a serious violation of international law and Venezuelan sovereignty.

This was announced by the national vice-president for business affairs and the economy of Podemos, Héctor Guaicaipura Sulbarán, who stated that Venezuela is facing an act of invasion, which violates international treaties that protect incumbent heads of state.

“We are in the presence of a vile kidnapping. It is not understood how, unilaterally, another State breaks in, invades and removes the highest leader of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, insulting the rights of all Venezuelans,” he said.

In this regard, he urged multilateral organizations and the international community to determine the absence of a valid arrest warrant against the Venezuelan president, while denouncing the commission of crimes such as invasion, kidnapping of a head of state and the first lady, as well as the murder of members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces who were guarding the president.

VTV/Mazo News Team