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In Venezuela, must be a new democratic presidential elections. If this does not happen, Germany recognizes the head of state opposition leader Juan Guido, said the German government.
Germany has supported the new head of Venezuela / photo UNIAN
The German government recognizes the President of Venezuela, leader of the opposition, speaker of the National Assembly Juan, Guido if the country soon will not be free and fair elections.
On Friday, 25 January, said the representative of the government of Germany Steffen Seibert (Steffen Seibert), reports DW.
He said that Nicolas Maduro could not be the legitimate President of Venezuela since his re-election was not honest and do not correspond to democratic standards.
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In turn, Juan Guido also insists on holding early elections.
“Our challenge is to provide free elections, and we want to spend them as quickly as possible. But we live in a dictatorship,” he said in an interview with broadcaster Univision.
Meanwhile, the United States that support Guido, trying to strengthen his position.
“We are now focused on disabling illegitimate regime Maduro from the source of his income. We believe that with our recognition of Juan Guitaristically interim President, the income should go to legitimate government,” – said the adviser to the U.S. President for national security Affairs John Bolton, reports Reuters.
As reported, 23 Jan Juan, Guido declared himself acting President of the country. Soon after, the US President Donald trump said that the United States recognizes, Guido acting President of Venezuela. Later on the recognition of Guido interim head of state said representatives of the governments of Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador. The Secretary-General based in Washington, Organization of American States Luis Almagro congratulated Guido as the new head of Venezuela. Mexico and Uruguay hold a neutral position and called for dialogue. Meanwhile, Bolivia, Cuba and Nicaragua refused to support Guido.
10 Jan Nicolas Maduro, whom the opposition accuses of destruction of democracy in Venezuela, began a second presidential term, which runs until 2025. According to official data, in the presidential election in may 2018 Maduro received 68 percent of the vote. Much of the opposition boycotted the elections and did not recognize their results. Just did not recognize the re-election of Maduro and the United States, the European Union, and most countries in Latin America.
According to the latest human rights defenders in Venezuela since the beginning of this week during mass anti-government protests killed at least 26 people. On the eve of Venezuelan security forces have arrested 175 people.