Self-declared acting president Guaido, 35, had called Saturday’s protest to ramp up the pressure on Maduro to step down. “They (the opposition) want to bring forward elections, let’s have elections,” he said in a reference to the opposition. Guaido earlier urged the armed forces to allow into the country humanitarian aid that would be gathered in Colombia, Brazil and a Caribbean Island. Guaido, who has offered amnesty to members of the military that abandon Maduro, acknowledges that he needs its support. Guaido told the South China Morning Post he would not disrupt the relationship with China despite his close ties to Washington.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 02, 2019 23:15 UTC