Power Struggle and Missing Billions Roil Venezuelan Ruling Elite
- Energy Minister’s ouster comes after months of close oversight
- Government seeks to recover trail of unpaid oil sales
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A power struggle and a trail of unpaid oil sales led Venezuela’s ruling elite to purge one of their own inner circle this week as the government tries to recover billions in missing energy revenues.
Energy Minister Tareck El Aissami’s resignation Monday comes after months of close oversight by Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, the regime’s most powerful official after President Nicolas Maduro.