"Operation Freedom": Guaidó calls on civilians and military opponents to go to Miraflores Palace to get Maduro out

The self-proclaimed opposition leader and "acting president" of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, launched Saturday the operation "Libertad". to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power, which consists of organizing its supporters for a mobilization for the government palace in Caracas.

"Today, we are entering a new phase of organization (…), we will visit all possible states, we will very well organize ourselves in the operation freedom for the definitive cessation of the usurpationGuaidó said during a march in the city of Valencia, where he began his tour.

The president of the National Assembly (NA), recognized as president in charge of Venezuela by more than 50 countries (including Argentina and the United States), explained that for this it will be armed "commandos of freedom": cells responsible for mobilizing the opposition base.

"Very soon, when we have gone through and organized every turn – which will be soon, we are already in the last moment of change – we will go to the (presidential palace of) Miraflores for claim what is the people", underlined Guaidó in front of thousands of followers.

It has not yet set a date for the national mobilization, but all indications are that it will be in the coming weeks. The opposition leader insisted that his supporters should be "very organized" to avoid a "clash", he asked. convince the military and civil servants who support the operation.

"All options are on the table: it depends on us, all options must find us mobilized, organized," repeated the opponent. does not exclude to request a foreign military intervention.

Maduro "is well established in Miraflores, thinks that a robbed band or palace makes him president, it is the support of our people that makes someone the president of a nation and he does not have that, "warned Guaidó.