Maduro rejects Guaidó's statement as president: "We go to battle" | World Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday accused the United States of carrying out an operation to impose a coup d'etat, a few hours after the President of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, declared himself acting president from the country.

The United States was the first country to recognize Mr. Guaidó as Acting President. On Tuesday, Maduro had already threatened to review relations between the two countries after the broadcast of a video of US Vice President Mike Pence addressed to the Venezuelan people.

Maduro spoke on the balcony of Miraflores Palace, where he announced the breakdown of diplomatic and political relations with the United States, and said that American diplomats had 72 hours to leave Venezuela.

"We have denounced the US imperialist government, which is carrying out an operation to impose a coup d'etat in Venezuela, with the intention of electing and appointing the president of Venezuela by non-constitutional means, "he accused.

"We are here by the vote of the people.Only the people express it and only the people eliminate it," said Maduro, who accused the opposition of attempting a coup d'etat. "Can any one declare himself president, or is it the people who elect the president?"

"We are the majority, we are happy, we are the people of Hugo Chavez," he shouted.

"No one surrenders here, nobody escapes, we go to the loading, we go to fight, and we go to the victory of peace, of life, of democracy," he said. -he declares.

Maduro also stated that Venezuelan judicial organs must comply with the laws against Guaido.

"It is up to the courts to act in accordance with the law and Venezuelan codes, and it is a matter of justice, in order to preserve the state, the law and the law. democratic order and Venezuelan law. "

He also made an appeal. Armed forces of loyalty and discipline: "Always faithful, never traitors."

In his speech, Maduro also compares the oath of Juan Guaidó as acting president to that of Pedro Carmona, during the 2002 coup attempt against Chávez. At that time, the businessman remained in power less than 48 hours before the army brought Chavez to the post.

After the end of the speech, the president of the Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, who was standing next to Maduro, summoned a vigil of supporters of the president, to the Miraflores Palace, seat of the presidency.

The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela and opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, declared Wednesday (23) interim president of the country and was recognized by the governments of Brazil and the United States, among others.

Maduro took Possession of his second presidential term on the last day 10. A few days later, the National Assembly declared him "usurper" of the post of president.Then the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ, who is the governor ) described as "zero" all s acts approved by Parliament.

The Venezuelan opposition and several countries – including Brazil, the United States, Canada and members of the Lima group – do not recognize the legitimacy of the new mandate of Maduro until 2025. The Organization of American States declared the day of his inauguration that he no longer recognized the Bolivarian government.

At dawn on Wednesday, a few hours before the planned events, demonstrations were recorded in 63 points of Caracas. Four people are dead.