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France to recognize Guaido if Venezuela's Maduro does not call vote on Sunday [View all]
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 3, 2019 / 7:11 AM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
France to recognize Guaido if Venezuela's Maduro does not call vote on Sunday
PARIS (Reuters) - France will recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president if Nicolas Maduro does not announce a presidential vote by Sunday night, France’s European affairs minister said.
“If by tonight, (President) Maduro does not commit to organizing presidential elections, then France will consider Juan Guaido as legitimate to organize them in his place and we will consider him as the interim president until legitimate elections in Venezuela (take place),” Nathalie Loiseau told LCI television on Sunday.
She dismissed Maduro’s proposal of an early parliamentary election as a “farce”.
Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Andrew Heavens
France to recognize Guaido if Venezuela's Maduro does not call vote on Sunday
PARIS (Reuters) - France will recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president if Nicolas Maduro does not announce a presidential vote by Sunday night, France’s European affairs minister said.
“If by tonight, (President) Maduro does not commit to organizing presidential elections, then France will consider Juan Guaido as legitimate to organize them in his place and we will consider him as the interim president until legitimate elections in Venezuela (take place),” Nathalie Loiseau told LCI television on Sunday.
She dismissed Maduro’s proposal of an early parliamentary election as a “farce”.
Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Andrew Heavens
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-france/france-to-recognize-guaido-if-venezuelas-maduro-does-not-call-vote-on-sunday-idUSKCN1PS09W
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Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 3, 2019 / 8:52 AM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Austria to recognize Guaido if Venezuela's Maduro does not call election
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will acknowledge Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president if Nicolas Maduro does not respond to the European Union’s call for a free and fair presidential election, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Twitter.
President Maduro proposed an early parliamentary election on Saturday, seeking to shore up his crumbling rule after a senior general defected to the opposition and tens of thousands thronged the streets in protest at his government.
Kurz’s message on Sunday echoed a statement by France’s European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau, who dismissed Maduro’s election proposal as a “farce”.
“I just had a very good phone call with President @jguaido,” Kurz tweeted. “He has our full support to restore democracy in Venezuela.” Venezuelans had suffered too long from mismanagement and a disregard for the rule of law under Maduro, he said.
Reporting by Kirsti Knolle; Editing by Janet Lawrence
Austria to recognize Guaido if Venezuela's Maduro does not call election
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will acknowledge Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president if Nicolas Maduro does not respond to the European Union’s call for a free and fair presidential election, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Twitter.
President Maduro proposed an early parliamentary election on Saturday, seeking to shore up his crumbling rule after a senior general defected to the opposition and tens of thousands thronged the streets in protest at his government.
Kurz’s message on Sunday echoed a statement by France’s European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau, who dismissed Maduro’s election proposal as a “farce”.
“I just had a very good phone call with President @jguaido,” Kurz tweeted. “He has our full support to restore democracy in Venezuela.” Venezuelans had suffered too long from mismanagement and a disregard for the rule of law under Maduro, he said.
Reporting by Kirsti Knolle; Editing by Janet Lawrence
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-austria/austria-to-recognize-guaido-if-venezuelas-maduro-does-not-call-election-idUSKCN1PS0CS
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