The Trump Administration was quick to recognize Juan Guaido as the
rightful ruler of Venezuela, but going form that to the de facto ruler
is taking Guado a lot longer than he apparently expected. He’s planning a
major May 1 march.
He says it will be the “biggest march in history” and will demand
that President Maduro step down once and for all and allow him to rule.
He pushed for the military to back him and the marchers in this
takeover.
President Maduro won elections both in 2013 and 2018. Guiado did not
compete in either presidential election, but claims power by virtue of
being the opposition leader and insisting that the 2018 vote he didn’t
compete in was invalid.
And while the US seemed to believe their endorsement would put Guaido in
power, it clearly hasn’t so far. It may ultimately be that Guaido
would’ve found it faster to actually run for the office of president
than awarding it to himself and then trying to convince everyone else.
Venezuela’s Guaido Seeks Military Aid for Regime Change
Announces May 1 march aimed at taking over
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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