Maduro, with the backing of the powerful military, is desperately trying to hold onto power in the face of opposition leader Guaido's audacious challenge, supported by the United States. Maduro, he says, is "clinging to power with his legitimacy compromised," while Guaido is building a "parallel state" with the help of the US and economic sanctions. 'Up against the wall'Luisa Ortega used to be Venezuela's attorney general, but she fell out with Maduro and paid the price. Ortega says Chavez's original movement was "humanistic" but that it became mired in corruption before Maduro "consolidated" its "destruction." He was a friend of the late leader since Chavez was jailed in 1992 for a failed coup attempt.

Source: Philippine Star February 02, 2019 01:18 UTC