The crisis in Venezuela divides the United Nations Security Council | New

Venezuelans are divided. "The mature must leave." The situation we are living in is getting worse, "said a woman.

A man already claims that Maduro is the legitimate president, the other a power usurper, referring to Juan Guaidó, the Leader of the Opposition who proclaimed himself Acting President of Venezuela

This Saturday he participated in a public act and declared: "They will not kill our dreams".

situation also divided the United Nations Security Council at the emergency meeting held in New York.

The United States believes that the Nicolás government is illegitimate and have already recognized Juan Guaidó as acting president Venezuela's Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said it was time for all countries to choose a party.

The UN Security Council has five permanent members and has 39, a right of veto to submit proposals Among them, the United States and two powerful allies of Nicolas Maduro: China and Russia. The meeting was marked by the confrontation between these countries.

The representative of Russia said that the United States had created the political crisis in Venezuela to overthrow the power of Maduro.

China has called for respect for the decision of Venezuelans who, in May of last year, reelected Nicolás Maduro to the presidency.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza sought to legally defend the legitimacy of the Maduro government, citing articles of the Constitution.

But the election of Maduro is challenged for suspicion of fraud. The other two permanent members of the Security Council, Great Britain and France, gave Maduro eight days to hold new presidential elections.