The US State Department is calling on Venezuela’s National Assembly to
impose regime change following the election of President Nicolas Maduro
to a second term in power. US officials say that Maduro is “illegitimate.”
To that end, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has promised that the US
will restore “real democracy” to Venezuela, which is to say removing the
president from power. Venezuela’s General Assembly president has suggested he could invoke the constitution to name himself as interim president.
That seems to suit the State Department just fine. Vice president Mike
Pence had said the US won’t recognize the most recent Venezuelan
election, and says democracy will prevail in the country, which again
means replacing Maduro.
During recent South America visits, Mike Pompeo has been courting other nations to support regime change in Venezuela. Both Brazil and Colombia appear to be on board with the US demands.
State Department Calls on Venezuelan Opposition to Oust Maduro
Pompeo says 'real democracy' requires regime change in Venezuela
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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