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France, Germany and Spain 'ready to recognise' Venezuela’s Guaido if no elections called

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Saturday, 26 January 2019

France, Germany and Spain 'ready to recognise' Venezuela’s Guaido if no elections called

APRNEWS - In a coordinated response to the Venezuelan crisis, France, Germany and Spain have said they are ready to recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president if elections are not called in the coming week.

"Unless elections are announced within eight days, we will be ready to recognise @jguaido as 'President in charge' of Venezuela in order to trigger a political process," French President Emmanuel Macron said on his Twitter feed on Saturday.

The tweet, written in Spanish, echoed similar statements made by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and a spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Saturday at the request of the United States after Washington and a string of countries in the region recognised Guaido as head of state and urged President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

Guaido and Maduro have been locked in a power struggle since the 35-year-old leader of Venezuela's opposition-controlled legislature proclaimed himself "acting president" on Wednesday, declaring that Maduro's inauguration this month for a new six-year term was illegitimate.

By AFP