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They are two presidents for the same perch. Juan Guaido and his new rival Luis Parra, also from the opposition, have promised to sit in the National Assembly of Venezuela this Tuesday, January 7 for the first ordinary session.
With our correspondent at Caracas, Benjamin Delille
They both say they were elected this Sunday. Except that the first, Juan Guaido, was prevented from participating in the session in the hemicycle, during which Luis Parra, a dissident opponent, declared himself president with the help of pro-government deputies, in a room dominated by anti-Chavistas.
This Tuesday, three scenarios are possible. The first is that the security cordon that was in place on Sunday be lifted, and that all members of the House can enter the hemicycle. This was what Luis Parra hinted at, saying that he was ready to welcome his rival Juan Guaido to debate, like all the other deputies ...
“ Juan Guaido always has the possibility of coming here, like any other of the 167 deputies in the chamber ; to take his seat and say what he thinks is really relevant, ”says Luis Parra. In reality, this would risk degenerating, since both sides will want to recover the perch.
Despite the events of this Sunday, Juan Guaido and "his" majority do not intend to let go. Luis Parra's proclamation is a " parliamentary coup ", he said. And to reaffirm that he is the only legitimate President of the Assembly, even if he was not elected in the hemicycle but outside.
“ Yesterday, the Parliament was installed. What happened before was a cruel attack in complicity with the dictatorship, with the repressive organs of the state. And Tuesday, at 10 am, as usual, we will sit in the National Parliament , "promises the man who had proclaimed himself president of Venezuela last year.
Second scenario: only part of the deputies manage to enter. The leader of the Chavistas in the Assembly, Francisco Torrealba, announced that all were welcome as long as they did not owe justice or until their immunity was lifted. The argument that forced dozens to stay outside on Sunday.
The third scenario, the most likely, is that no member of the majority of the chamber, therefore of the opposition to the regime of Nicolas Maduro, enters the enclosure in solidarity for those who will remain stranded outside. This will put everyone in an awkward position, including Juan Guaido.
Whoever called on the population to accompany him on Tuesday to apply pressure would then become a president without a hemicycle. His rival would not be outdone: without Juan Guaido and the deputies of the majority, he risks not being able to open the meeting for lack of a sufficient quorum, except by breaking the rules of Parliament.