A majority among Venezuelan opponents demanded Wednesday, December 21 the end of the
"interim government"
of Juan Guaidó considering that, four years after his self-proclamation, this device had weakened without achieving its political objectives.
“We address the country (...) for the implementation of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (and) the termination of the functions of the interim government scheduled for next January 4,”
reads a statement signed by 69 of the 112 opponents who had backed Juan Guaidó's self-declaration as interim president in 2019, when the opposition controlled parliament.
"The expected objectives of liberation have not been achieved and the country demands new paths that will lead us to democracy"
, continues the text of the group composed of members of the largest opposition parties: Acción Democrática (AD), Primero Justicia (PJ) and Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT).
Fading international support
This initiative comes on the eve of the session of the elected parliament in 2015, which claims to be legitimate by considering that the 2020 legislative elections, won by the Chavista camp of President Nicolás Maduro, were fraudulent.
This session was convened at the end of last week by Juan Guaidó, who claims that his
“interim presidency”
is
“essential”
for the
“non-recognition of the regime”
of Nicolás Maduro, for the diplomatic recognition and the
“protection”
of the country's assets abroad.
The signatories of Wednesday's text argue for their part that the vast international support enjoyed by Juan Guaidó in 2019 has crumbled.
While the United States remains at his side, he has since lost the support of countries like Argentina, Mexico, Peru and more recently Colombia, all of which have gone to the left.
The existence of the
"provisional government"
has sparked dissension in recent months in the opposition, which is asking for primaries in 2023 to choose a single candidate called to face Nicolás Maduro in the presidential election of 2024.