The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, announced this Friday that the Christmas celebrations in the country will be brought forward and will begin on November 1, with the aim of boosting the national economy and taking advantage of the effect of these dates on consumption and economic activity in the Caribbean country.
The announcement was made at a public event held in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, shortly after the new charges of torture were known, filed by the United States Attorney's Office against the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores, both imprisoned in U.S. territory and about whom Rodríguez has not made comments.
The Venezuelan leader explained that this decision "seeks to achieve a positive impact towards the end of the year and improve the "mood of the population." "I announce that Christmas begins on November 1. Because I know that Christmas also activates a lot of economic activity, but mainly activates the happiness of Venezuelans," highlighted the interim head of state.
Delcy Rodríguez has called on the business community to continue joining efforts to ensure the development and stability of the "power of Venezuela," within a scenario of "consensus" that, she has argued, "will achieve the consolidation of the continuous growth quarters that the national economy has been recording."