A year of the proclamation does not yet consolidate Juan Guaidó in the presidency of Venezuela

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A year of Juan Guaidó, good, bad or regular? 2:49

(CNN Spanish) - January 23, 2019. A crowd of Venezuelans concentrated in Caracas explodes in euphoria before an oath that surprised the country.

"I swear to assume the powers of the National Executive," proclaimed the president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, amid a massive mobilization that renewed the hope of the opponents for a change of government.

From that moment, Guaidó appointed a cabinet, appointed ambassadors, issued presidential decrees and asked the Armed Forces to recognize him as commander in chief. Attributes of a president who, despite the momentum, were not enough, at least during the first year.

The anniversary of that declaration is commemorated with Nicolás Maduro still in power and in full control of all state institutions, including the military corps.

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Did Guaidó fail?

Despite the claim of a part of his followers for not yet achieving his promise, the opposition leader persists in the strategy.

Some analysts avoid terminating their role while remaining in the political game.

"It is not enough to say:" As the objective was not achieved, it failed. " No. The task is complex. Authoritarian regimes in the 21st century are more sophisticated and complex than in the 20th century, ”argues Venezuelan political scientist John Magdaleno.

Magdaleno argues that Guaido's strategy did not convince the factors within the structure of Chavismo that could have facilitated a transition.

"It deserves to make some concessions, guarantees and even incentives to factors of the dominant coalition because otherwise it is very unlikely that the fracture will occur," he says.

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Waiting for a change

Part of the Venezuelan population, beaten by a severe economic crisis, does not hide their despair.

“I stopped making a blank check for anyone. Neither for the government nor for the opposition, ”comments Jhonatan Reyes, an electrician who is committed to a change of government, in the immediate vicinity of a Caracas metro station.

“Zero to Maduro and zero to Guaidó. I had hope with Guaidó, but he hasn't done anything, ”exclaims another passerby.

"I would trust another year to give it another chance," Dayccel Tarantino, a publicist who maintains his support for Juan Guaidó, replies from the counterpart, although he acknowledges the discouragement caused by "continuing in them."

Guaidó: We oversize expectations

2020 began with new obstacles for the opposition coalition.

Chavismo, with the support of several deputies who claim to be opponents, but who now oppose Guaidó, appointed a parallel board of directors in the National Assembly on January 5.

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He also stripped Guaidó of the use of the official seat of Parliament, who ended up being re-elected for the new legislative period at an alternative seat.

“Did we make mistakes in oversizing expectations? Can be. I recognize him, ”said the Venezuelan leader after the majority of the 167 deputies that make up the Parliament approved his re-election as president of the National Assembly.

Nicolás Maduro assumes that the strategy of his opponents came to an end.

"A failure without mitigating the empire and its lackeys," said the questioned president of Venezuela during his 2019 accountability speech.

Days before the anniversary of his proclamation, Guaidó undertook a tour of several European countries, despite a ban on leaving the country that issued against him Venezuelan justice. More than 50 governments recognize him as the legitimate interim president of Venezuela.

The opposition leader, harassed by the claims of some opponents and the threats of criminal actions of the ruling party, clings to the resource that drove his career: the support of the international community, mainly from the Western democracies.

And he does not give up, although in his recent speeches he does not repeat that phrase that was hopeful for some Venezuelans: "We are doing well, Venezuela."

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