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Venezuela: Maduro opponents storm parliament to reinstall Guaido as leader
Source: The Guardian
Venezuela: Maduro opponents storm parliament to reinstall Guaidó as leader
• Juan Guaidó sworn in for second term as caretaker leader
• Maduro attempted to seize control of parliament on Sunday
Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent
Tue 7 Jan 2020 18.25 GMT
Last modified on Tue 7 Jan 2020 22.31 GMT
Venezuela’s increasingly byzantine political meltdown took its latest turn on Tuesday as opponents of authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro stormed the country’s parliament to reinstall Juan Guaidó as their leader.
Troops loyal to Maduro had surrounded the palm-dotted national assembly compound in Caracas in a bid to keep Guaidó and his supporters out after the president’s attempt to seize control of the parliament on Sunday.
But in frantic scenes that spread rapidly on social media, Guaidó and his backers were filmed physically forcing their way into the 19th-century capitol to cheers of “Viva Venezuela!”
Outside, pro-government thugs attacked and robbed Venezuelan and European journalists, including one correspondent from Spain’s El País.
Inside, Guaidó was sworn in for a second term as Venezuela’s caretaker leader, even though the auditorium’s electricity had been cut.
-snip-
• Juan Guaidó sworn in for second term as caretaker leader
• Maduro attempted to seize control of parliament on Sunday
Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent
Tue 7 Jan 2020 18.25 GMT
Last modified on Tue 7 Jan 2020 22.31 GMT
Venezuela’s increasingly byzantine political meltdown took its latest turn on Tuesday as opponents of authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro stormed the country’s parliament to reinstall Juan Guaidó as their leader.
Troops loyal to Maduro had surrounded the palm-dotted national assembly compound in Caracas in a bid to keep Guaidó and his supporters out after the president’s attempt to seize control of the parliament on Sunday.
But in frantic scenes that spread rapidly on social media, Guaidó and his backers were filmed physically forcing their way into the 19th-century capitol to cheers of “Viva Venezuela!”
Link to tweet
Outside, pro-government thugs attacked and robbed Venezuelan and European journalists, including one correspondent from Spain’s El País.
Inside, Guaidó was sworn in for a second term as Venezuela’s caretaker leader, even though the auditorium’s electricity had been cut.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/07/venezuela-maduro-parliament-juan-guaido-leader