MIAMI, United States. – Some 72 former Venezuelan deputies, of the 112 who proclaimed Juan Guaidó interim president of Venezuela, voted this Thursday in favor of eliminating the government headed by the opposition leader, according to a report from the EFE news agency.
However, the result of the vote will have to go to a second discussion on December 29.
The 23 former deputies who defended the continuity of the interim government said that it was a “parliamentary coup.” In the virtual session, Guaidó also defended the usefulness and work of his administration.
According to the interim president of Venezuela up to now, the interim is “a tool” that the opponents have defended “at the risk” of their own lives and freedom, and that it continues to be “the political strategy” to achieve free elections and not recognition to Nicolas Maduro as president.
On the other hand, the members of the four political parties that voted against Guaidó hope to reach a consensus in the second discussion of this project and that “the unit will not fragment” due to the decision that is finally made.
Also, some nine opponents abstained from the vote and proposed declaring themselves in a “permanent session” until producing “a joint agreement”, although the idea was not supported by the majority of parliamentarians.
According to EFE, with the results of the vote this Thursday, Venezuela is “one step away from the disappearance of the interim government.”
The so-called interim government, without real power within Venezuela, is backed by the United States and several other countries, which has allowed Guaidó to control some public resources abroad.
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