Venezuelan opposition leader pens op-ed in NY Times urging unity
Interim Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó penned a rare op-ed in the New York Times Wednesday urging unity for the country.
Guaidó, who is head of the Venezuelan National Assembly, argues in the op-ed that his leadership is constitutional and writes that "Nicolás Maduro is usurping the presidency."
"Mr. Maduro’s re-election on May 20, 2018, was illegitimate, as has since been acknowledged by a large part of the international community," he wrote. "His original six-year term was set to end on Jan. 10. By continuing to stay in office, Nicolás Maduro is usurping the presidency."
"My ascension as interim president is based on Article 233 of the Venezuelan Constitution, according to which, if at the outset of a new term there is no elected head of state, power is vested in the president of the National Assembly until free and transparent elections take place," Guaidó continued.
https://thehill.com/latino/427779-venezuelan-opposition-leader-pens-op-ed-in-ny-times-urging-unity