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The opposition-controlled National Assembly of Venezuela declared on Saturday (5) that Nicolás Maduro's new mandate was illegitimate.
Victorious in the elections of May 20, the new government will take office next Thursday (10), facing a serious economic crisis. According to the parliament, the presidency will be usurped from this day. The new mandate of Maduto is scheduled for the period from 2019 to 2025.
On Saturday, the Legislature inaugurated its new president, Juan Guaidó, unanimously chosen.
"We reaffirm the illegitimacy of Nicolás Maduro … From January 10, he will usurp the presidency and, therefore, this National Assembly is the only legitimate representation of the people," said Mr. Guiadó.
Maduro, 56, emerged victorious from the May elections, boycotted by the opposition and not recognized by the United States, the European Union and several Latin American countries.
On this Saturday, Juan Guaidó declared:
"We reaffirm the illegitimacy of Nicolás Maduro … As of January 10, he will usurp the presidency and, therefore, this National Assembly is the only representation legitimate people. "Representative of the Party of the People's Will, Guaidó was unanimously chosen.
The House leader also considers that the "broken or usurped chain of command" in the armed forces is Maduro's main supporting force. He also called for support for efforts to "restore democracy" in the country, of which oil is the main source of revenue.
Faced with the opposition and representatives of the diplomatic corps, Guaidó also pledged to "create the conditions for a transitional government and to call for free elections". "The presidency is not unoccupied, it is usurped (…), we are under the dictatorship," said the deputy of the popular will, the party of Leopoldo Lopez, under house arrest.
The declaration of illegitimacy comes a day after the US-backed Lima group asked Maduro to refrain from baduming the new mandate and transferring power to Parliament while organizing "democratic elections".
Once the opposition won the majority of seats in the National Assembly, the Maduro government felt that the body had flouted justice and then declared its deeds null and void. not averred. Maduro has not been accountable to deputies since 2016.
Guaidó to the presidency of parliament
The Venezuelan Parliament had already predicted that Juan Guaidó, a 35-year-old engineer, would be appointed under the opposition agreement signed by the opposition.
MP Edgar Zambrano of Partido Ação Democrática and Stalin González of the Um Novo Tempo Party were elected to the posts of first and second vice-presidents of the & # 39; Legislative Assembly, respectively.
The coalition "16 de Julio" declared that it would support the election of Guaidó, but not those of Zambrano and González because they are "very far" from the thoughts of their formations, although that all be opposed to the government of Nicolás Maduro.
The leadership of the body will also have MP Edinson Ferrer as secretary and José Luis Cartaya as under-secretary.
The session was attended by mayors and opposition counselors, union representatives, political leaders, a hundred deputies and about 20 diplomatic representatives.
Although MEP Manuela Bolivar said Saturday 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, according to them, by Maduro. They ask for the support of the armed forces.
Maduro, confronted with a strong popular rejection but an influence on other powers, says that he fears neither the opposition nor the countries that could break or lower the level of diplomatic relations and surround it financially.
Maduro was re-elected [1] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] prior disputes and convened by the Constituent Assembly, official body of absolute power which, in practice , replacing the legislative, the only entity controlled by the opposition
Denouncing a "fraud" to perpetuate the socialist leader in Venezuela, the main opposition parties boycotted the elections that led to the Maduro's victory, although their main the characters are already disabled or imprisoned.
Only a heavyweight rival, Chaveist dissident Henri Falcon, challenged Maduro, deepening the divisions between his opponents.
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