more and more countries to endorse the US demands that Nicolás Maduro should step down as Venezuela’s leader, and that the parliament’s president Juan Guaidó to go in as interim president, something he was in the week, in opposition to Maduro.
France, Spain and Germany first to claim that Venezuela is launching a new election within eight days – otherwise, it is intended to recognize Juan Guaidó as president. In the afternoon they were joined by the Uk, through the foreign minister Jeremy Hunt.
at the same time, the united states once again against Russia and China when it comes to a global political issue. For, while Russia and China have given their support to Nicolás Maduro demanded the united states’s foreign minister in a meeting with the UN security council on Saturday that member states must choose sides:
– Either keep you on the forces that want freedom, or are you a part of Maduro and his devastation, ” said Mike Pompeo, according to the Washington Post.
Mike Pompeo met the press after the meeting with the UN security council. Photo: Johanes Eisele/AFP
Russia and China have so far shown that they support Nicolás Maduro and the vote taken in the security council on Saturday ended in a disagreement then the ambassadors from Russia and China made clear that it believes that what is happening in Venezuela is an internal matter.
a number of european leaders is thus of a different opinion.
which was published in both French and Spanish, he writes that ”The venezuelan people should be free to determine their future. If not, new elections are announced, within eight days, we can recognise Guaidó as ”acting president” in order to implement this political process. We work together with our european allies”.
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the EUROPEAN union stood on the same side later in the afternoon, when the union utrikeschef Federica Mogherini published the following statement:
“If an announcement of the organization of new elections, with sufficient safeguards are absent the next few days will the EU take further action, including in the issue of the recognition of the country’s leadership, in accordance with article 233 of the venezuelan constitution,”
president Donald Trump increased the pressure on the country’s formelle leader Maduro by recognising Guaidó as interim president.
Late on Saturday night, came also the news that the Venezuelan attache for sweden in Washington, colonel Jose Luis Silva, breaks with Nicolás Maduro and recognizes Juan Guaidó as the country’s interim president, writes Reuters.
Venezuela rejected on Saturday by its foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza categorically all the requirements of the election.
Maduro himself is reported to have barricaded himself in the presidential palace, and protected by the military, after the highest military leadership endorsed him.
at the same time, stated Maduro’s ally, Russia, h a sent forces to protect him.
after hundreds of thousands of protesters venezuelans have taken to the streets for nationwide demonstrations against president Nicolás Maduro – despite accusations of electoral fraud, recently sworn in for another term – as the 35-year-old engineer Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself the country’s interim president.
Within just a few minutes, recognized the USA’s Donald Trump him as Venezuela’s legitimate president, followed closely by Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile and even EU parliament’s president, Antonio Tajani, has endorsed him.
”We continue to keep Maduro illegitimate regime directly responsible for the threats it poses to the venezuelan people,” wrote Donald Trump, in a written statement.
the Day after Juan Guaidó appointed himself interim president sworn he entered parliament.
Pence has spoken out against Maduro.
” Nicolas Maduro is a dictator, without the right to power. He has never won a free and fair elections and remain in power by imprisoning his opponents, he said, among other things.
Maduro has previously cracked down on the demonstrators with bloody attacks from the military, which cost the lives of many of the protesters life. During this week’s demonstrations, reported some 30 people have lost their lives, and about 300 have been arrested by the military.
it Is now the Maduro regime fall?
Large parts of the world, Guaidó their support.