委内瑞拉面临的下一个重大考验，将是能否把特朗普政府的大选计划转化为真正的民主过渡。随着美国中期选举即将结束，华盛顿对该问题的关注很快将再度升温。
Venezuela’s next big test will be whether it can turn the Trump administration’s plan for elections into a genuine transition to democratic rule. And with the US midterms over soon, the issue will soon face renewed interest from Washington.
委内瑞拉临时总统德尔西·罗德里格斯上周罕见发表讲话，誓言举行大选——对于一个在今年1月美国逮捕总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗后仍在应对政治动荡的政府而言，这是一个雄心勃勃的承诺。
Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez held a rare address last week in which she vowed to hold elections — an ambitious promise for a government still navigating political upheaval following the US’ arrest of President Nicolás Maduro in January.
但反对派领导人玛丽亚·科里娜·马查多随后在讲话中强调，目前尚未设定选举日期。
But no election date has been set, as opposition leader María Corina Machado emphasized in her own remarks shortly afterwards.
与此同时，尽管罗德里格斯部分公开言辞强硬，她已表现出有意与华盛顿合作，任命前反对派助手奥利弗·布兰科为外交部长。
Meanwhile, Rodríguez is already signaling an interest in working with Washington, despite some of her public rhetoric, tapping former opposition aide Oliver Blanco as foreign minister.