Venezuelan National Assembly Declares President Maduro Usurper - Reports
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published January 16, 2019 | 12:30 AM
The Venezuelan National Assembly adopted on Tuesday a statement declaring country's President Nicolas Maduro an usurper, local media reported
According to the Nacional media outlet, the lawmakers also declared all the decisions made by the president and the executive bodies void.
"The historic document, in which the parliament assumes the powers based on the constitution's articles 233, 333 and 250, has been adopted," the president of the country's National Assembly, Juan Guaido, wrote on his Twitter page.
On Thursday, Maduro took the oath of office to begin his second presidential term, which will last until 2025. The Organization of American States, members of the Lima Group except Mexico and the United States refused to recognize Maduro's new term. On Friday, the Washington-based Venezuelan Supreme Court in Exile called on Guaido to take over the presidency. Guaido himself has declared his readiness to do so, adding that the country's constitution allowed him to call a new election.
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