Exiled Supreme Court Order to Appoint New President of Venezuela

Miami, United States

The Self-styled Supreme Court of Venezuela in exile declared that Nicolás Maduro "ceased to be president" in being disqualified for the last elections and He urged the National Assembly to appoint his replacement to "fill this void of power," said Judge Antonio Marval to Efe today.

Marval explained that the exiled magistrates considered this week that "in Venezuela, there is no there is a president" considering that the National Assembly has allowed them to continue "the prosecution of the President, following a lawsuit by the Attorney General (dismissed) Luisa Ortega Díaz. "

According to the magistrate, this has the consequence" Maduro was suspended from his duties and disqualified, and could not then go to another electoral process ", like the presidential elections last May, in which he was re-elected.

Marval noted that the decision The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in exile is also related to the decision of the National Assembly of January 9, 2017 which determined that Maduro had "abandoned his position"

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The magis Trat specifies that the position corresponds to the vice president of then, Tareck El Aissami, but that "he is also disqualified because of his dual Lebanese nationality". Venezuelan and because he is the subject of an investigation for international crimes. "

He also assured that the former Chancellor Delfin Rodríguez who replaced El Aissami in the vice-presidency, is also the product of an" illegitimate election "and that he how to cover the emptiness of power. "

Marval reported that international organizations are already aware of the decision and that some have already pronounced on it, as general secretary of Luis Almagro

M. Almagro noted that the decision is "in line" with the June 5 OAS Assembly resolution that rejected the presidential elections last May.

of the exiled TSJ, whom they describe as "legitimate", denounced last June the "fraud" of the May elections, during which Maduro was re-elected, and called for an investigation by the electoral authorities .