The National Assembly of Venezuela chaired by Juan Guaidó has proposed to call general elections before nine months

The National Assembly of Venezuelaled by the opponents of Chavismo, on Wednesday approached a proposal to change the country's electoral authorities and call a general election in seven to nine months while opponents to the president, Nicolás Madurothey are seeking to keep up the pressure on the autocratic autocratic regime.

This is the first time the opposition has tackled the idea of ​​holding new elections to solve the growing crisis in the country since Juan Guaidó started a campaign to expel Maduro earlier this year.

"We want to develop a proposal that allows elections to be organized at a certain time, in a short time, but with sufficient guarantees, so that all the actors, all the country, can participate", said the vice president of the National Assembly, Stalin González, at a meeting of the electoral commission of the badembly in the center of Caracas.

The National Assembly, led by Guaidó, it is the only institution not controlled by the ruling Socialists, was stripped of almost all his powers in 2017, but Guaidó invoked Venezuela's constitution in January to set up an interim government after Maduro began a new six-year period after the 2018 elections, openly regarded as manipulated .

The opposition movement is likely to face the National Electoral Council of the Government, widely criticized for stacking with the Maduro Loyalists and banning the most popular candidates and opposition parties in last year 's elections. Since then, opponents of the government boycotted the elections and focused their efforts on street action and international pressure to end the Maduro government.

The United States and 50 other countries have recognized Mr. Guaidó as the legitimate head of state of Venezuela. but their protest movement has stagnated in recent weeks because of the power outages, the hyperinflation and the constant support of the Venezuelan military and security apparatus in Maduro.

González says that the proposal would include the modification of the electoral authorities, ensure the presence of international observers in the country and protect the right of Venezuelans to vote abroad.

(By Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg)