The Venezuelan opposition approved Friday the end of the so-called interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido, embarking on a new path that critics say will lead to further internal divisions and help the Nicolas Maduro regime regain international recognition.
The measure was approved by more than two thirds of the 112 deputies who voted in January 2019 in favor of appointing Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president, after declaring that Maduro committed massive electoral fraud in the 2018 elections and was occupying the presidential office illegally.
Guaido, who is also president of the opposition National Assembly, is recognized by the United States and dozens of countries as the legitimate president of Venezuela, even though his “interim government” has no control over Venezuelan territory or any of the state’s institutions.
