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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Camille Rodriguez Montilla and Manuel Rueda

Venezuelan opposition strips Guaidó of 'presidential' role

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

For three years, Juan Guaidó led the Venezuelan opposition’s efforts to bring about new elections and remove socialist President Nicolás Maduro.

But on Friday, dozens of politicians who once backed Guaidó voted in favor of removing the 39-year-old engineer and replacing his U.S.-supported “interim government” with a committee to oversee presidential primaries next year and protect the nation’s assets abroad.

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