Venezuela’s Guaido Speaks to Press After Being Barred From National Assembly

Juan Guaidó, the president of the National Assembly in Venezuela, spoke to the press after he was barred from entering the Assembly to be re-elected president, Sunday, January 5.
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READ MORE: Pro-government legislators seized control of Venezuela’s opposition-dominated legislature Sunday, moving to install a backer of President Nicolas Maduro as National Assembly president while government security forces blocked opposition lawmakers from entering the building.
The move, denounced as illegitimate by the opposition, is seen as a bid to undermine the authority of Assembly President Juan Guaidó, whose rival claim to the office of national president is recognized by nearly 60 countries including the United States.

Guaidó had been expected to be re-elected to a second one-year term as Assembly president in a scheduled vote Sunday, given the opposition’s strong majority in the chamber.

Instead he found himself trying unsuccessfully to clamber over a spiked fence to reach the Assembly, tearing his suit jacket and tussling with security forces.

He then delivered a lengthy denunciation of the government move during an impromptu news conference in the street outside the Assembly.
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