The Venezuelan Parliament President, Juan Guaidó declared the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro, for the disempowered, and even to the Transitional head of state. The United States recognized Guaidó immediately. Maduro broke off diplomatic relations with the United States. the

The venezualische military has been in a power struggle apparently behind President Nicolás Maduro. “The soldiers of the Fatherland will not accept a President who is being used by dark forces, or from the Law itself uses,” tweeted the Minister of defense Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday.

He was referring to Parliament, the President and the opposition leader Juan Guaidó, has on Wednesday declared himself President of the country. He had been recognised after that of the United States and some Latin American States as such.

Maduro has announced the termination of all diplomatic relations with the United States. American diplomats had 72 hours to leave the country, he said. Guaidó held against it. Via Twitter, he disseminated a Statement in which he called on the staff of all embassies in the country, to remain in Venezuela, and to ignore all other prompts””.

the White house issued a statement of the US President, Trump stated, Guaidó represent “the only legitimate” state institution of the country, because it was “properly” from the Venezuelan people elected. “The Venezuelan people have courageously raised the voice against Maduro and his government and demanded freedom and the rule of law,” said Trump, and called on other Western States, also Guaidó as the new President of Venezuela to recognise. Countries such as Brazil, Colombia and Canada have already done. Mexico announced on the other hand, want Maduro to continue to support.

The U.S. government called on Maduro to a peaceful power transfer, and threatened the socialists, otherwise, with serious consequences. “All options are on the table,” said Trump.

European Council President Donald Tusk after his own words on a unified Position of the EU member States to “support democratic forces” in Venezuela. Unlike Maduro, the Venezuelan Parliament and its President Guaidó would have “a democratic mandate”, the citizen, wrote to Tusk on Twitter. Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas also stated that it was important “to find a common position in this question”. Currently, the Situation in Venezuela is “certainly critical”, said Maas. “We all want to do nothing, with the result that the situation escalates further.”

be likely that The EU’s High representative for Foreign and security policy, Federica Mogherini, said on behalf of the European Union, that the votes of the venezualischen population “ignored”. They called for “free and fair elections” in Venezuela.

In the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, it came to clashes between police and opposition protesters. Security forces used, according to information from journalists of the news Agency AFP tear gas and rubber bullets against supporters Guaidós.

Maduro, swore, meanwhile, his followers to the defense of his government. “No one here”, said the head of state. “Venezuela has the right to govern themselves sovereign.” Maduro had two weeks ago for a second term swearing in. His re-election did not correspond to the democratic Standards. Many government opponents are in prison or have fled into exile.

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