Venezuela's Supreme Court calls on Maduro to urge him to become re-elected president | World

Chief Justice Maikel Moreno said Tuesday that the leader of Chavez would not take an oath in front of the National Assembly (AN, parliament), as stated in the Constitution, this forum, controlled by the Opposition is in a situation of "contempt".

Magistrates agreed to call Maduro on January 10 at noon (Brasilia time) to "take an oath as the constitutional president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the period 2019-2025", said Moreno in a press release broadcast by the channel "Telesur".

The Supreme Court declared that the House was contempt of court a few weeks after taking the majority of its seats by anti-Chavez in early 2016. Since then, Maduro has not been accountable to the deputies while the rest of the public authorities, close to the executive power, take into account the decisions of the legislature.

This situation "prevents the citizen Nicolás Maduro, elected president and acting president, from taking an oath before the National Assembly," Moreno said.

In May 2018, Maduro won with nearly 70% of the votes in a dispute to which most of the opposition had not participated, considering that there had been no conditions for a fair and transparent electoral dispute, particularly because of politics. its main leaders.

Parliament declared that it would not recognize Maduro's legitimacy from Thursday, when, according to deputies, the country's first judicial apparatus will be "usurped" by the Chavez state leader .

Several governments of the Americas and Europe – including the Lima group, of which Brazil is a member – have warned that they will not recognize Maduro's new mandate, which some have already called regime dictatorial, under which the country The South American crisis entered its worst economic crisis.

Also Tuesday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) swore their absolute loyalty to President Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino read a statement signed by the High Military Command in which he reiterates his support.

"The military summit expressed its wholehearted support and absolute loyalty to our commander-in-chief for the period from 2019 to 2025," said Padrino during the event broadcast by the TV channel of 39; "VTV" state.