The regime has called another counter-march to try to prevent the mobilization of the planned opposition this Saturday

In an already traditional maneuver for Chavismo, the Venezuelan government will mobilize next Saturday in Caracas, while the opposition has planned a "great march" as part of its project to set up a transitional government. , announced on Wednesday the head of government Chavez Diosdado Cabello.

Supporters of President Nicolás Maduro will focus on a major avenue of the capital to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the coming to power of the late President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013), which will be celebrated on Saturday.

"On February 2, the first 20 years of the arrival of Commander Hugo Chávez to the presidency, we will go to Avenida Bolivar, in Caracas, to prepare for the defense of our country and prepare new battles and new victories. "Cabello said at a rally in favor of Maduro in the state of Falcón (northwest).

Parliamentary leader Juan Guaidó, who was sworn in as acting president with the support of the United States and several Latin American countries, called for protests Saturday in Venezuela and abroad, where 2 , 3 million Venezuelans who emigrated because of the economic crisis are installed.
Caracas denounces this oath as a "coup d'etat" orchestrated by Washington.

According to Guaidó, his mobilization will support the deadline given to Maduro until next Sunday by the governments of Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Portugal to accept "free elections"."under pain of recognizing the adversary as president in charge.

Cabello, president of the ruling Constituent Assembly, again rejected this ultimatum, which he called to react with "street and more street". "Mobilizations all over the world, people on the street demonstrating that we do not agree with the impositions of any empire, any European Union, any country of the world ", he told hundreds of supporters.

S addressing the United States, Cabello said that President Donald Trump should know that "we will surrender".
"All those who call for military intervention – Venezuelan or not – will be treated as enemies," he warned.