Opposition leader Juan Guaidó stepped up efforts Tuesday to remove President Nicolás Maduro, meeting with public-sector unions and calling for rolling strikes in a bid to weaken the authoritarian government. Public-sector unions “have been part of the regime’s strategy to stay in power,” he said, with employees pressured to attend pro-government marches. Health workers attend a meeting of Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaidó with union leaders in Caracas on March 5, 2019. As Guaidó met with union leaders, a few hundred government workers arrived to show their backing for the opposition leader. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó attends a meeting with public-sector employees in Caracas, Venezuela, March 5, 2019.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2019 18:01 UTC