Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez Will Change Minister of Defense, Ousting Powerful Vladimir Padrino in a Sign of Reform

Acting president Rodriguez will remove the man said to be the most powerful in the country, Padrino.

Padrino is a powerful old-guard Bolivarian, and his ousting says a lot about the reform in the Caribbean country.

The pace of reform in Venezuela appears to be quickening, as acting President Delcy Rodriguez moves to replace the feared General Vladimir Padrino as defense minister.

General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez will now hold the position that Padrino occupied for more than 11 years.