Venezuela opposition leader swears himself in as interim president

By Reuters
January 24, 2019

US mulls recognising him as the country’s legitimate president, sources say

Juan Guaido, the then-president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, holds a copy of Venezuelan constitution during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

CARACAS: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took an oath swearing himself in as the South American country’s interim president on Wednesday, as hundreds of thousands marched to demand the end of socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s government.

Guaido, the head of the opposition-run Congress, has said he would be willing to assume the presidency on an interim basis with the support of the armed forces to call elections.

The US is mulling recognising him as the country’s legitimate president, sources said.


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