Juan Guaidó asked the European Union to take more sanctions against the Maduro regime to put pressure on the dictator's exit

The acting president of Venezuela Juan Guaidó, recognized by more than 50 countries, Sunday asked the European Union to approve new sanctions against Nicolás Maduro's regime press his out of power.

"We urge the European Union to extend sanctions to the regime as a measure of pressure to reach a solution to the crisis", said on his Twitter account the leader of the opposition considered as the agent responsible for the majority of the twenty-eight.

Guaidó also asked his "allies" in Europe "to legitimize as much as possible" the representatives he has appointed to this continent, such as Ambbadador Antonio Ecarri in Spain, "in favor of the consolidation" of a transitional government.

"We are grateful for the support we have received from the European Union and stress the need to continue to press for the humanitarian chain to open in order to deal with the complex emergency situation. that our country is suffering. " the parliamentary leader continued.

In addition, Guaidó urged the EU to "join the road map" presented by the Lima group, composed of a dozen American countries critical of the Maduro regime, "with the cessation of usurpation as a means of achieving free elections".

Venezuela has been experiencing a spike in political tension since last January, when Maduro swore a new 6-year term that does not recognize the opposition and part of the international community and, in response, Guaidó proclaimed an interim government, with the support of more than 50 countries, with the states United States in mind.

Several countries in America and Europe have applied economic restrictions to senior officials of Chavez, most of them accused of violating human rights or acting against Venezuelan law.

(With information from EFE)