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Nicolás Maduro rejected Sunday (27) an international ultimatum to call elections in Venezuela within 8 days and said that opposition leader Juan Guaidó had violated the country's constitution. declaring himself acting president.
In an interview with CNN of Turkey, Maduro said that he was open to dialogue and that a meeting with US President Donald Trump was unlikely, but not impossible.
On Saturday, Britain, Germany, France, and Spain declared that they will recognize Mr. Guaidó as president if Maduro did not call new elections within 8 days. Russia has described the ultimatum as "absurd" and the Venezuelan Chancellor as "childish".
Guaidó declared himself interim president last Wednesday in front of a crowd of opposition protesters and was recognized by several countries, including Brazil and the United States.
- Nicolás Maduro against Juan Guaidó: what benefits both parties in the conflict for power in Venezuela
The last presidential elections in Venezuela were marked by allegations of fraud
- Juan Guaidó is declared interim president of Venezuela
- boycott of the opposition and high abstention. As a result, the United States, Canada, most Latin American countries, including Brazil, and many European countries have described the elections as fraudsters.
On Saturday, Washington asked the world to "choose a team" in Venezuela and to disconnect financially from the Maduro government.
With Maduro, Venezuela is plunged into an economic, social and political crisis, with food shortages, inflation that should reach 10 million percent this year and protests that have led to mbad emigration.
Maduro maintains the loyalty of the armed forces, although Venezuela's senior military attache to the United States withdrew to Guaido on Saturday.
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