Accused by the breakdown, Nicolás Maduro demanded the resignation of all his ministers

CARACAS.- The news was not given by him. It was given by his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, who said on social networks that the
Bolivarian

Nicolás Maduro

He asked all his ministers to resign him to carry out a
profound change in the cabinet, just days after the
longer breakdown in the history of

Venezuela

and that for Chavez was orchestrated by the opposition and led by

United States.

"Pdte @NicolasMaduro has asked the entire Executive Cabinet to put their charges into effect in order to thoroughly restructure the methods and operation of the Bolivarian government in order to protect the homeland of Bolívar and Chávez from any threat ! "Rodríguez wrote yesterday without further explanation.

Maduro accused the US government of causing the blackout that paralyzed the country in the midst of a total crisis: empty supermarkets, under-supplied pharmacies and people on the streets, protesting under the leadership of

Juan Guaidó,

the young 35-year-old parliamentarian who swore a few weeks ago to the presidency of the country and has already been recognized by more than 50 nations.

This is not the first time the President makes a decision like this, as published
The national Although he did not address the issue in any speech, the Bolivarian then retweeted the Vice President's letter and accused John Bolton, the US President's National Security Advisor,

Donald Trump,

to direct "the attack on the electrical system" of the cities of Houston and Chicago. He even said that he had evidence.

The power cuts are frequent in the oil country and systematically the Minister of Electricity, General Luis Motta, attributes them to sabotage of the opposition, which in turn denounces the l '. infrastructure abandonment and corruption.

On March 7, the historic power outage affected 22 of the 23 states, in addition to Caracas, resulting in an interruption of the water supply and the collapse of the electronic banking system, which is vital in the face of shortages. cash. Just five days after the failure, Maduro announced that the energy service had been restored in most of Venezuela.

The urgency requires to suspend the working day until last Thursday, while the courses are only resuming today.

change

The Venezuelan president has frequently changed his cabinet member since taking office in 2013, with the addition of military personnel to key positions in the oil, interior and defense ministries. Electricity.

In their departmental changes, castings often predominate, with a group of influential leaders alternating the exercise of positions of responsibility. The most recent movements took place in June 2018, after the elections declared fraudulent by the opposition and during which the president was reelected for the period 2019-2025.

Saturday, during a visit to the workers of the public electricity company Corpoelec, in the state of Bolívar, Maduro promised a restructuring of the company and the creation of a unit in the armed forces to protect critical infrastructure from "cyberattacks". .

"I am engaging with you to launch a great process of institutional, technological and human transformation," badured the successor of

Hugo Chavez

to the workers of the public enterprise.

Reuters and AFP agencies