Spain and the United Kingdom recognize Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela | World

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared that he supported Guaidó to organize the elections "as soon as possible".

Shortly after, Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt spoke on Twitter. "Maduro has not called for a presidential election in the eight days that we have determined.The UK and its European allies now recognize Juan Guaidó as President-in-Office until holding out. credible elections. "

Jean-Yves Le Drian, of France, declared that he "had the legitimacy to hold presidential elections," said Le Drian, who said France would always consult other European countries before to proclaim his support.

He was acting president on January 23 and had won recognition from several nations, including the United States and Brazil.

On Sunday (3), the ultimatum of France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom expired. had announced to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to convene presidential elections, failing to recognize Guaidó as interim president.

Faltand Maduro ruled out the possibility of organizing new presidential elections and insisted on his proposal for early elections to Parliament (which is controlled by the opposition since 2016).

However, in August 2017, the Constituent Assembly, set up to resolve the crisis and formed only by the Chavists, badumed its legislative powers. That year, the parliament elected Juan Guaidó as its president and declared Maduro "usurper", but his actions were annulled by the Supreme Court of Justice, in power.

In an exclusive interview with Fantástico, Guaidó said that he was researching the Real Plan launched by the government of Itamar Franco. "We were looking for information on the real plan, which contained inflation, to take it as a model for solving what is happening in Venezuela," he said.