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Pressure mounts on Maduro as EU recognises Guaido as defacto head of state

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Pressure mounts on Maduro as EU recognises Guaido as defacto head of state

More pressure is being mounted on embattled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro after the European Union Parliament recognised self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state on Thursday.

After the recognition which was reached via a non-binding vote, the parliament urged the bloc’s of 28 governments to follow suit and consider Guaido “the only legitimate interim president” until there were “new free, transparent and credible presidential elections”.

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Reports say EU governments also agreed to lead an international crisis group with South American nations to seek new elections in Venezuela, setting a 90-day time limit, and threatening further economic sanctions on the country.

The move by the EU further heightens international pressure on the OPEC member’s socialist President Maduro who days ago claimed that US President Donald Trump is making attempts to kill him.

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