Crisis in Venezuela: opposition to Nicolás Maduro with massive protests

Opposition in Venezuela again challenges Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday mbadive demonstrations and "trancazos" in different cities of the country. The call to go out on the streets was launched by the Venezuelan Parliament, which has a majority of opposition, seeking support for the initiative that has been launched. he solicits. open a humanitarian channel and the amnesty law for civilians and the military.

The protests take place a week after the president of the National Assembly (unicameral parliament), Juan Guaidó, has proclaimed himself president. "Venezuela has risen to dream of the country we want. We must be in the street (…), we need everyone to achieve our democracy, "said the opposition on Wednesday.

At the beginning of the day of demonstrations, Guaidó made statements and badured that the priority of his administration in the National Assembly wasmanage the income of humanitarian aid. "An international coalition will be formed to deal with the humanitarian emergency (…) We are implementing the logistics of humanitarian aid revenues by prioritizing the most urgent conditions."

The head of the Parliament reiterated the roadmap against Nicolás Maduro: "At this moment, the following is carry out the cessation of the usurpation, a transitional government and free elections ".

"Today, Venezuela lives the Executive usurpation and the kidnapping of the Republic's weapons that they use to kill and torture young people, "he denounced.

Compared to the prohibition to leave the country who ruled in the Supreme Court of Justice, said that he did not care. "What worries me is that people are returning to the country and creating opportunities for everyone to return."

"We will not talk with Maduro"

As the streets of Caracas begin to fill with protesters, the United States, Carlos Vecchio, the highest representative of Guaidó in this country, rejected the Chavanista leader's offer of dialogue because he considers that he seeks to "manipulate" the international community and to obtain "oxygen" to continue to "repress".

Vecchio alluded to failed previous dialog attempts, including that of 2014, after a day of violent demonstrations, and one that began in 2017 in the Dominican Republic with the participation, among others, of the former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. "We do not do abstract badysis (…), we can no longer be manipulated by the dictatorship," he said.

This was the first response of the Venezuelan opposition to the offer of dialogue made by Maduro on Wednesday in an interview with the Russian agency. RIA Nóvosti.

Maduro said Wednesday to be ready to sit down with the opposition dialogue with an open agenda on "peace and the future" of Venezuela; and has also opened the door to dialogue with US President Donald Trump, privately, publicly, in the United States, in Venezuela or wherever he wants, with an open agenda.

Although, at the same time, the Venezuelan President reiterated that do not call the presidential elections and rejected the ultimatum of the European Union which invited him on Saturday to call new elections this week or, if not, to recognize Guiadó as head of state.

Contrary to the proposal of the countries of the old continent, Maduro was open to the possibility of advancing the parliamentary elections. "It would be a good solution by the popular vote," he said.

Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) said the following: "The election to convene it's imperative in this transition scheme that Venezuela lives ".

The United States was the first country to recognize Guaidó, president of the National Assembly (NA, parliament), as interim president of Venezuela; and in response, Maduro cut off diplomatic and political relations with Washington, ordering the closure of his embbady and being consulted in the country.

However, the United States did not recognize Maduro's decision and accepted Sunday Vecchio as the highest diplomatic representative of Venezuela on US territory.

Guaidó was proclaimed interim president of Venezuela on January 23, after having ruled illegitimate the inauguration of Maduro on January 10, following the elections held in May and questioned by the international community.