All Kinds of Opinions, But We Are Happy: Venezuelans Reflect on End of Maduros Rule

In Australia’s capital cities, hundreds gathered to celebrate Nicolas Maduro’s removal, and to also protest it. Venezulean woman Ginette Villasmil holds up a sign celebrating freedom at a celebration held in Sydney’s CBD, Australia on Feb. 4, 2026. Hailey Do/The Epoch Times1/5/2026|Updated: 1/5/2026SYDNEY—“The dictator is not in power anymore.”Those are the jubilant words of Isaias Vego, a 29-year-old Venezuelan Australian who has spent most of his life seeing his beloved home country under the rule of Nicolas Maduro.Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.Author’s Selected Articles