Anonymous ID: 5b55d2 Jan. 8, 2020, 4:46 p.m. No.7756866   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Re-elected Guaido calls for protests

 

National Assembly President Juan Guaido on Tuesday called for three days of protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, hours after he was sworn in for another term as the assembly leader following a standoff with the armed forces.

 

Guaido was barred from entering the assembly by the Venezuelan National Guard for about half an hour in dramatic and chaotic scenes, while a rival claimant to the president’s post occupied the chair. “It’s time to stand up and to stand up with force,” Guaido said later at a news conference in Caracas. “We will mobilize for street protests on Thursday and Friday, and on Saturday we will all be in the streets.”

 

Guaido, the self-appointed acting president of Venezuela, leads the opposition to Maduro, who remains in power despite Guaido’s year-long effort to oust the man he calls a “usurper.” The assembly is the only branch of government in opposition hands and Guaido holding the president’s post is important for the continuation of his struggle with Maduro.

 

Guaido is backed by the US and more than 50 other nations, but despite Venezuela’s economic collapse, Maduro appears entrenched with crucial support from the armed forces. He is also backed by China, Russia and Cuba.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2020/01/09/2003728975