the LAST: on the Night of Thursday confirms the venezuelan authorities that at least seven people are killed after protests against Maduro.

It is gratifying that Trump is willing to support democracy in America’s backyard, ” says Leiv Marsteintredet, associate professor Latin America-know the at the University of Bergen, the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.

It is highly dramatic in the political arena in Venezuela, and is now happening things in quick succession in the crisis-hit country, where opposition to the socialist president Nicolás Maduro increasingly stronger.

do NOT INTEND TO GO: , President Nicolás Maduro held an angered voice from the presidentpalassets balcony after Guaidós selverklæring. Photo: the presidential palace / Reuters / NTB Scanpix Show more

Earlier in the day proclaimed opposition leader Juan Guaidó themselves as temporary president, in front of thousands of protesters in the capital Caracas.

I swear to assume all presidentembetets power to ensure the end of usurpasjonen [illegitimate government takeover], ” said Guaidó to the followers, on the date that marks the end of the regime will in 1958.

35-year-old, who sits in the national assembly for the social democratic party the will of the people, promising to hold new elections within 30 days.

Throw out diplomats

Guaidó be able to declare himself as the president assured that he has US in the back. Yesterday declared vice-president Mike Pence that “we are with you” ahead of today’s demonstrations in a video on Twitter.

And only minutes after the Guaidos statement came the recognition from president Donald Trump:

Venezuelan people have courageously advocated against Maduro and his regime, and demanded freedom and control in accordance with the law, said Trump in a written statement from The white house.

It wasn’t long before a number of other countries, such as Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and Paraguay, also endorsed the self-proclaimed temporary president.

Maduro was a long time abject, but black eventually with the to cut the diplomatic ties to the united STATES, as well as ordering all us diplomats out within 72 hours.

In a speech to his supporters outside the presidential palace in Caracas he called Guaidós pull a coup attempt staged by the “kuppskapende, intervening gringo empire” as well as “fascist-right”.

RIOT: the riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets against the demonstrators. Photo: Yuri Cortez / AFP / NTB Scanpix Show more People flee

oil-rich Venezuela is in a very deep and prolonged crisis, where the currency bolivarens value has sunk like a stone. This in combination with the deep poverty, growing crime and unemployment, as well as the lack of a variety of goods and medicines, has contributed to an estimated 1.6 million citizens have fled abroad.

LATIN AMERICA-KNOW: Leiv Marsteintredet, associate professor at the University of Bergen. Photo: University of Bergen Show more

Maduro blames, among others, the united STATES and Colombia to stand behind the crisis, but many believe the primary responsibility rests with the president’s failed socialist planned economy.

the Opposition to Maduro is legitimate. Venezuela is no longer a democracy, especially not after 10. January [when the president won an election the opposition boycotted], and the government has run the country as to the degree to ponder, says Latin America-know Marsteintredet and continues:

– He has no popular mandate, and the country is in practice a dictatorship. In my book the people have the right to revolt.

– Is Guaidós selverklæring legitimate?

– It’ll be up to others to consider. He takes advantage of the wording in a number of constitutions in Latin America, including in Venezuela, which contains clauses providing that the president is no longer legitimate, that he “has left his post”, says førsteamanuensisen.

– Have talked with the US

He is not in doubt that the opposition leader and management in the united STATES and the countries that now supports him, the advance has “talked”. But to emphasise:

This is a symbolic action. But at the same time, this has become much bigger than we thought.

opposition leader: Juan Guaidó leads the opposition in the venezuelan parliament, which has the majority, but as far on the way is set aside by president Maduro. Photo: Carlos García Rawlins / Reuters / NTB Scanpix Show more

Is this in fact a coup?

If the military turn their weapons against Maduro, is this a coup. If on the other hand millions of venezuelanere chasing him out, it’s a revolution, ” says Marsteintredet.

Maduro attempted to be killed: – Most likely the internal people that is behind

What will happen now? Will Maduro to use military force against Guaidós followers?

The big question is whether they will act on his order. If the answer is no, he is finished. If the answer is yes, there is carnage. It depends also of how hard the protesters pushing.

– Can affect economic

today, it has not been greater voldshendelser under massedemonstrasjonene, beyond the use of tear gas and gunfire with rubber bullets. Just easier to damage should be the result.

Latin America-know Martsteintredet emphasizes that utkastelsen of the american diplomats can hit Venezuela hard, if the united STATES chooses to come up with countermeasures.

It can lead to the fact that Venezuela loses assets in the united STATES, there is talk about large sums of money. They also sell a lot of oil to the united STATES, and they can now be subject to sanctions on this trade. And the country will be further isolated in the international community.

– it is possible that the West intervenes with military intervention if the conflict escalates enough?

– so Far, I have regarded it as very urelistisk, but now has no diplomacy many steps again, ” says Leiv Marsteintredet.

2017: the Banknote, which constitutes 77 % of the country’s cash. In a few days it is worthless

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