I'm John Batchel with my good colleague of many years, Mary Kissel, Executive Vice President

Stevenson Incorporated.

Caracas, I speak to the opposition each week.

The opposition has reason for great expectations.

The transition underway supervised by Secretary of State, Mr. Rubio, says that the Rodriguez family, the sister, Delci Rodriguez,

the nominal president of the country in the palace, and the brother Jorge Rodriguez, the head

of the National Assembly, are moving in step with the direction of Washington towards a transition,

meaning a vote in which the president would reflect the will of the direction of Washington towards a transition, meaning a vote in which the president

would reflect the will of the people and not the remains of the narco-terrorism gang headed by

Maduro. However, the opposition believes, Mary, that the Rodriguez is their slow walking

this process, because the Rodriguez believe, according to the opposition,

that if they drag this out and get to the midterms, the president will lose power and therefore

the only thing they fear says the opposition is the flotilla that is not there now, that will not

come back, believes the opposition if the Rodriguez

has remained in power.

Mary, this puts at risk everything, but it's at the same time, there's another side of the

coin here.

The Rodriguez's know that they have to drag things out, and that's not the way we do business

in the United States of America.

So which side of the coin do you want, Mary?

Well, gosh, John.

I mean, I'm not sure we know how this is all going to play out.

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