In Venezuela yesterday, a group of former opposition deputies approved the reform of the statute for the transition that proposes the elimination of the interim government of Juan Guaidó after four years trying to depose Nicolás Maduro.
With a total of “72 votes in favor, 29 votes against, eight votes saved”, the National Assembly, a body parallel to the legislative branch and recognized by all State institutions, approved the ruling.
The political parties that organized this initiative were Primero Justicia, Acción Democrática, Un Nuevo Tiempo and Movimiento por Venezuela, after they argued that the interim government had weakened and that it should be dissolved after failing to meet the proposed objectives.
Guaidó proclaimed himself “interim president” in a public square on January 5, 2019, with the support of the United States and 50 other countries, alleging that Maduro’s 2018 re-election was a fraud.
Although Washington still considers the Guiadó government legitimate, the truth is that after the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine and the oil crisis that this entailed, the United States sent delegates to meet with Maduro.
For now, the opposition plans primary elections for next year and presidential elections in 2024, for which Guaidó sounds like one of the candidates.
