Opposition rallies to pressure Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro to let aid into the country
Protesters take to the streets again as they battle a wayward leader and food and medicine shortages
Caracas — Venezuela’s opposition supporters were set to take to the streets nationwide on Tuesday to keep up the heat on embattled President Nicolas Maduro and to call on him to let humanitarian aid into the country where food and medicine shortages are rife. The rallies come nearly three weeks to the day that opposition chief Juan Guaido invoked a constitutional provision to declare himself Venezuela’s legitimate president, arguing that Maduro’s re-election in 2018 was a sham. Most western counties including the US have recognised Guaido as Venezuela’s president, but Maduro retains the backing of powerful nations such as Russia and China as well as control of state institutions including the military. The two sides are now at loggerheads over the issue of humanitarian aid, which the opposition says has become necessary due to Maduro’s mishandling of the once-buoyant Opec nation’s economy. The 35-year-old Guaido is co-ordinating western relief efforts. Maduro, who denies there is a ...
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