Minutes after the opposition leader Juan Guaido’s declaration of himself as the interim president of Venezuela on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s “legitimate” interim president.
Minutes after the opposition leader Juan Guaido’s declaration of himself as the interim president of Venezuela on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s “legitimate” interim president.
“In its role as the only legitimate branch of government elected by the Venezuelan people, the National Assembly invoked the country’s constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate, and the office of the presidency therefore vacant,” said Trump, in a statement.
Trump also stated that he “will continue to use the full weight of the United States’ economic and diplomatic power to press for the restoration of Venezuelan democracy.”
Maduro: We have cut diplomatic ties with the US
Nicolas Maduro announced that the country has cut its diplomatic ties with the US as of Wednesday.
Addressing supporters outside the presidential palace in Caracas, Nicolas Maduro stated that he would give US diplomatic personnel 72 hours to leave Venezuela.
RT @PresidencialVen: #EnVivo | “Here the will of the people, national sovereignty and the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will prevail over any coup attempt”, said @NicolasMaduro #LasCallesSonDelChavismo pic.twitter.com/N3JzvEtwe7
— Nicolás Maduro (@maduro_en) January 23, 2019
Following Trump’s recognition of Guaido as the legitimate president, Colombia, Brazil, and Paraguay also recognized the congress chairman as the interim president of Venezuela.
Mexico, on the other hand, announced that the country will continue to recognize Maduro’s legitimacy.
We call on Maduro to step down, urge military to support democracy: Pompeo
The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo called on Venezuela’s Maduro to step down, urging the country’s military and security forces to support “democracy” and to protect the citizens of Venezuela.
“Venezuelan people have suffered long enough under Nicolas Maduro’s disastrous dictatorship,” said Pompeo.
Backed by the US and some Latin American neighboring countries’ endorsements in seeking a transition, the Guaido-led congress declared Maduro a “usurper” last week and requested foreign governments to freeze the bank accounts controlled by the “illegitimate” government.
On Tuesday US Vice President Mike Pence issued a video message of support for those protesting against Maduro.
Maduro salutes Erdogan
Following the recent developments in Venezuela, Maduro said that he had received a support call from Erdogan.
Erdogan urged Maduro to stand firm, stating his support, the pro-government Daily Sabah reported, giving details on the phone call.
Maduro’s rise to the top office
Venezuela’s leftist leader Maduro came to power in 2013 following the death of Hugo Chavez. Maduro was re-elected in a contested election in May 2018 with 68 percent of the vote. He promised that he would supply starving families with food if the nation voted for him.
Opposition leaders and the international community have denounced his election as illegitimate.
United Nations (UN) announced last year that 2.3 million Venezuelan citizens have migrated to other countries since 2014 when the economic crisis hit the country.
Maduro stands firm as Venezuela continues to bleed economically
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