Venezuela's socialist government installed a new head of Congress after armed troops blocked opposition legislators from entering parliament
“Today the dictatorship has committed another blunder,” Guaido said after taking the oath of office at the offices of El Nacional newspaper. “Today we once again soundly defeated the plans of the dictatorship.”Guaido last year led a groundswell movement to push Maduro from power, denouncing his 2018 re-election as a fraud and assuming a parallel presidency that quickly won the recognition of most Western and Latin American nations.
“Venezuela’s political parties came together in a resounding display of unity to support Juan Guaido’s re-election,” Pompeo said in a statement. “No regime thugs, no jail cells, and no bribery or intimidation can subvert the will of the Venezuelan people.” Following a melee on the floor of parliament, an impromptu vote was held through a show of hands but without counting each individual vote, as required by its regulations, according to a Reuters witness.
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