AP, CARACASVenezuelan National Assembly President Juan Guaido faced an internal test of his authority in a key vote yesterday as he campaigns to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and end the country’s economic and humanitarian crisis. The opposition-controlled Venezuelan National Assembly was to decide whether to keep Guaido as its leader for a second year. Guaido would also come under pressure to articulate a fresh vision for removing Maduro — something he has not been able to accomplish. The US and more than 50 other nations declared Maduro’s leadership invalid and endorsed Guaido. Maduro, who took over after the 2013 death of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, has said Guaido is a puppet of the US.

Source: Taipei Times January 05, 2020 15:56 UTC