Venezuelan Parliament to Declare Maduro's New Illegitimate Mandate | World

The National Assembly will qualify Maduro as a usurper one day after the Lima group backed by the US has asked the president not to take office and hand over power to the government. Legislative Assembly pending the holding of free elections.

Caracas blamed Canada and the 12 countries of Latin America that had asked to "encourage a coup" on Washington's instructions.

The Mexican left-wing government has not signed the declaration, which ignores the legitimacy of Maduro's new presidential term (2019-2025).

"We face a man who stole an election (…) we will have a usurper." We can not recognize Maduro as president, "said Delsa Solorzano to AFP.

Maduro, 56, was reelected on May 20 during early elections convened by the Constituent Assembly, an official body with absolute power that virtually replaced the legislature, the only entity controlled by the government. opposition.

Denouncing "fraud" to perpetuate the socialist leader, the main opposition parties boycotted the elections, although their main characters are already disabled or imprisoned.

Only a heavyweight rival, Chaveist dissident Henri Falcon, challenged Maduro, deepening the divisions between his opponents.

Parliament's decision not to recognize Maduro will have no effect as its decisions are overturned by the Supreme Court – in accordance with the ruling party.

"Nothing will leave the House that could have an impact," said Peter Hakim of the Inter-American Dialogue at AFP.

In January 2017, the opposition bloc declared Maduro abdicating his office, blaming him for the severe economic crisis that had driven the 2.3 million people to leave the country since 2015. The measure does not include not advanced.

"We are attached," recognizes Solorzano, who blames the army for supporting the government.

Although MP Manuela Bolivar told AFP that Parliament's decision is unanimous, opposition sectors insist that the body go further.

Two of the most radical leaders, Antonio Ledezma and Maria Corina Machado, ask the legislature to set up a "transitional government" to fill the void left by Maduro according to them. They ask for the support of the armed forces.

"Accept less, it is validate the tyranny," challenged Machado.

But there seems to be no atmosphere for naming a parallel government, which foreshadows new fractures in the opposition, also plunged into internal conflict.

Maduro, confronted with a strong popular rejection, but having influence over the other powers, says that he fears neither the opposition nor the countries likely to break or reduce the level of diplomatic and political relations. it surrounds it financially, as suggested by the Working Group. Lima.

"They accuse me of being a dictator to justify anything," said the political heir of the late Hugo Chávez (1999-2013), claiming that his reelection was "democratic" ".