VIDEO Maduro's son, nicknamed “The Prince”, promises “unconditional support” for Venezuela's interim president. Parliament chanted “Come on, Nico!”

The parliamentarians of the new legislature in Caracas, elected in May following an election boycotted by a large part of the opposition, on Monday vehemently denounced the capture of the leftist president, Nicolas Maduro, in the American military operation over the weekend, reports AFP.

President Maduro's son, Rep. Nicolas Maduro Guerra, said he was confident his father and first lady Cilia Flores would “return” to Venezuela.

“Sooner or later they will be with us… They will return,” he declared.

Nicolas Maduro Guerra (35 years old), nicknamed “Nicolasito” or “The Prince” in the indictment of the American authorities, is in turn indicted in the United States, according to USA Today.

Maduro Jr., the son of the Venezuelan president and his first wife, Adriana Guerra Angulo, began supporting drug operations in 2014, according to the US indictment. He was considered by many to be the successor to the socialist movement initiated by former President Hugo Chavez.

Message of support for the interim president

President Maduro's son sent a message of support for the country's new interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, who was his father's vice president.

“To you, Delcy Eloina, my unconditional support for the very difficult task entrusted to you. Count on me…”, Nicolas Maduro Guerra also declared at the opening of the parliamentary session.

“The homeland is in good hands, father, and soon we will hug here in Venezuela,” he added.

The new members of Venezuela's unicameral parliament were elected in May 2024 after a round of elections boycotted by much of the opposition that left 256 of the 286 seats in the hands of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and its allies.

Also on Monday, the brother of interim president Delcy Rodriguez was re-elected as the leader of the parliament.

Lawmakers chanted “Come on, Nico!”, one of the slogans of Maduro's 2024 presidential campaign, which was followed by elections contested as fraudulent by the opposition and dozens of countries.

Captured over the weekend by the US military, Nicolas Maduro was brought to the US, where he is charged with narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of automatic weapons and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess automatic weapons and destructive devices. The Venezuelan president and his wife have pleaded “not guilty,” according to the New York Times. The two remain in custody.