How World Reacts to Guaidó Declaring Himself Venezuela’s President?

By Maydaa AboEl-Nadar

CARACAS, Jan.24 (SEE)-President of Venezuela’s National Assembly Juan Guaidó declared himself temporal President on Wednesday. The 35-year-old counted on the constitution’s articles 233 and 333 to make effective his interim power.

After Hugo Chávez’s death in 2013, Nicolás Maduro Moros took over Venezuela’s presidency. During his first term, economy witnessed a rapid and an uncontrollable decline. Nonetheless, he was re-elected to a second-year-term in May 2018.

Guaidó’s action was backed by Latin American countries Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, and Paraguay, in addition to Canada and the US.

Furthermore, US President Donald Trump called upon the other countries to recognize Guaidó as the head of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Trump is not contemplating military intervention, however, in this regard, he expressed that “all options" are on the table.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted “Brazil will politically and economically support the transition process so that democracy and social peace return to Venezuela."

On the contrary, Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, Turkey, and Russia support Maduro.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned, “We consider the attempt to usurp sovereign authority in Venezuela, to contradict and violate the basis and principles on international law."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tweeted “My brother Maduro! Stand tall, we are all standing by you."

The UK commented that May’s elections were unfair, while French President Emmanuel Macron called for democratic elections. On its side, China refused any outside interference.