The ouster of the head of Venezuela’s Parliament declared himself interim President of the country. He has been recognized in the United States

Juan Guido, which the Supreme court of Venezuela, January 21, was removed from the post of head of Parliament, January 23, declared himself acting President of Venezuela and was sworn in. He declared his commitment to the freedom of citizens

Asamblea Nacional / Twitter

On this day in the capital Caracas and other cities held mass demonstrations of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro

Asamblea Nacional / Twitter

Juan Guido, which the Supreme court of Venezuela, January 21, was removed from the post of head of Parliament, January 23, declared himself acting President of Venezuela and was sworn in. He declared his commitment to the freedom of citizens.

“I swear to take on the powers of the Executive as the President of Venezuela,” said Guido in front of a crowd of thousands of people gathered for a rally in support of ex-President of the Parliament and expressed approval of the actions of the opposition, the newspaper El Nacional. In response, the citizens sang the national anthem and applause supported the decision of Venezuelan politics.

On this day in the capital Caracas and other cities held mass demonstrations of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition convened the residents of Caracas and other cities to protest against Maduro because of the events that occurred in Caracas earlier this week – the suppression of the attempted mutiny in the National guard, disperse with tear gas on demonstrators, and the removal of Guido from the post of head of Parliament, said “Interfax” with reference to Latin American media. The majority of the Venezuelan parliamentarians are in opposition to Maduro.

According to first Deputy Chairman of the Venezuelan Parliament Stalin gonzález, the action must be part of the “great output”, required Venezuela to the country was able to end the crisis.

Venezuela”s opposition filling the streets today in nationwide protests against President Maduro and his socialist government. pic.twitter.com/IjzXdd6aOh

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 23, 2019

The United States recognized the appointment of Guido legitimate

The President of the United States Donald trump officially recognized leader of the opposition, the Venezuelan President, said on Twitter CNBC TV, publishing a copy of the document of the White house.

“The national Assembly (Venezuela’s Parliament. – Approx. NEWSru.com), playing the role of the only legitimate, legally elected branches of government, appealed to the country’s Constitution to declare the [power] of Nicolas Maduro is illegitimate, and the office of the President therefore, is free,” – said in a statement (quoted by “Interfax).

Trump stressed that the Venezuelan people “bravely spoke out” against the regime of Maduro, demanding freedom and the rule of law. According to the American leader, he will continue “to use all the economic power and diplomatic leverage of the United States, to restore Venezuelan democracy.”

“We encourage other governments in the Western hemisphere to recognize the Chairman of the National Assembly, Guido as interim President of Venezuela and will continue with them constructive work to support his attempts to restore Venezuela’s constitutional order,” said trump.

According to him, he continues to hold the Maduro regime “responsible for the threat that he could provide security for the people of Venezuela”.

The United States will consider all options in relation to the Venezuelan authorities if they use force against the opposition. This was stated on Wednesday at a telephone briefing for journalists, the representative of the Washington administration of high rank.

“If Maduro and his cronies decide to respond with violence if they decide to cause harm to any of the members of the National Assembly or any other legitimate officials in the Venezuelan government, the United States will consider all possible options”, he said. “As we have said, all possible diplomatic and economic pressure from the United States will be provided to support the legitimacy of the interim President of Venezuela, who said the President [of the USA Donald] trump is Juan Huido”, – said the representative of the American Executive branch.

He does not actually rule out the possibility of the use of military force, but a direct answer to the specifying question of, whether it is one of the alternatives, the representative of the administration gave.

Juan Guido also enlisted the support of the head of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro. “Welcome Juan, Guido as interim President of Venezuela in accordance with article 233 of the Constitution (Venezuela). He has the support of our international community and people of Venezuela,” wrote Twitter Almagro in the OAS.

The US example already followed by Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Canada.

Venezuela is in a state of protracted crisis in the social sphere, the economy and politics. Nicolas Maduro 10 Jan vstupila a second term. Presidential elections, many countries have recognized the illegitimate. In particular, the US authorities have said they believe the inauguration of Maduro as the “usurpation of power” and will continue to impose sanctions against members of the government and their families involved, according to Washington, human rights abuses, corruption and undermining democracy.