Guaido held talks with Venezuela’s public sector unions on Tuesday about staging strikes to help bring down the government
, as President Nicolas Maduro said a “crazed minority” bent on destabilizing the country would be defeated.
“They thought the pressure had already maxed out,” said Guaido, who is recognized by most Western nations as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state.Maduro, speaking for the first time since Guaido’s return, said he would not allow “anything or anyone to disrupt the peace.” He called for “anti-imperialist” demonstrations across the country on Saturday, coinciding with marches called by Guaido.
The socialist government had kept unusually silent since Guaido landed, with no top officials commenting until Maduro spoke at the ceremony, held at the military barracks where Chavez launched a failed 1992 coup. He became president seven years later.Maduro accuses Guaido of leading a coup, orchestrated by the U.S. government, and has said he will “face justice.
Guaido said the strikes would be staggered and aim to paralyze the public sector. He has called on state officials, who have been historically pressured by the ruling Socialist Party to publicly back Maduro, to disavow the government, and has promised future amnesties for those that do.
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