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Venezuela: Trump recognises opposition leader as president
Source: The Guardian
Venezuela: Trump recognises opposition leader as president
● Juan Guaidó, 35, proclaimed himself interim leader in Caracas
● Move is dramatic escalation of crisis in South American country
Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá and Mariana Zúñiga in Caracas
Wed 23 Jan 2019 18.16 GMT
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself interim president of the beleaguered South American country, in a dramatic escalation of efforts to force President Nicolás Maduro from power.
Before thousands of protesters in the capital Caracas, the 35-year-old lawmaker raised his right hand and said he was “formally assuming the responsibility of the national executive”.
Guaidó, the head of the opposition-run congress, has said he would be willing to assume the presidency on an interim basis with the support of the armed forces to call elections.
The move was immediately welcomed by Donald Trump who called on other countries in the western hemisphere governments to recognize Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela.
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● Juan Guaidó, 35, proclaimed himself interim leader in Caracas
● Move is dramatic escalation of crisis in South American country
Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá and Mariana Zúñiga in Caracas
Wed 23 Jan 2019 18.16 GMT
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself interim president of the beleaguered South American country, in a dramatic escalation of efforts to force President Nicolás Maduro from power.
Before thousands of protesters in the capital Caracas, the 35-year-old lawmaker raised his right hand and said he was “formally assuming the responsibility of the national executive”.
Guaidó, the head of the opposition-run congress, has said he would be willing to assume the presidency on an interim basis with the support of the armed forces to call elections.
The move was immediately welcomed by Donald Trump who called on other countries in the western hemisphere governments to recognize Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/23/enezuela-trump-president-juan-guaido-maduro-recognition-news-latest