(01-23-2019, 05:09 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(01-23-2019, 03:56 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: Since Guaido is the only legitimately elected leader (he's the leader of the national assembly), and the election of Maduro is widely viewed as fraudulent, Guaido has declared himself President until new elections can be held.  

Seems reasonable to me.  


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...-president

Oh please. The election of Maduro is viewed as fradulent by Western press but large swathes of Venezuela have disagreed with that and supported him despite the economic war designed to cripple the country and remove him from power

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(01-23-2019, 05:01 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: The United States is not "interfering in another country's political process", it is simply recognizing the rightful Head of State of said country.

The rightful head of state was democratically elected. Other countries failing to recognise that does NOT mean they get to decide if the election is legit or not.

Other countries supporting an illegitimate candidate usurping a legitimately elected candidate is the definition of a coup.

Responding to your response to TRM, it's not just the Western Press that viewed the election as fraudulent.  Many governments and large swaths of the Venezuelan population see it the same way.

Regarding your response to me, think about this for a bit.  Countries/entities that call the election fraudulent include the United Nations, European Union, the Organization of American States, the Lima Group, Australia, Canada and the United States.

Countries that accept the Venezuelan election include China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria and Turkey.

Think about that for a bit.

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