"It no longer serves the interests of the people." The Venezuelan opposition dissolves Guaidó's interim government

Yesterday, Friday, the Venezuelan opposition dissolved the "interim government" of which Juan Guaidó declared himself president in January 2019, in an attempt to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro after presidential elections in 2018 that witnessed a boycott and were not recognized by part of the international community.

Representatives of the previous parliament elected in 2015, which is controlled by the opposition, voted by 72 votes in favor of dissolving the “presidency” and the interim government, which had no real power but controlled Venezuelan assets abroad.

This former parliament defends its continuity by considering that the legislative elections won by the ruling party in 2020 were rigged.

Three of the major opposition parties confirmed their support for the dissolution of the "interim government," saying that it "does not in any way serve the interests of the citizens."

The "interim" government and presidency, which are recognized notably by the United States and France, have not achieved their goal of ousting Maduro from power, and since then international support for them has dwindled month by month.

President Maduro regularly mocks Guaido's "presidency", calling it a "fantasy" world.

The oil crisis caused by the war in Ukraine has rekindled relations between Maduro and Washington, which has sent envoys to speak to him directly.

The White House also eased the sanctions imposed on Venezuela last November, after achieving a breakthrough in negotiations between the government and the opposition, especially by allowing the oil company "Chevron" to operate in Venezuela within 6 months.

Officially, the American or French positions have not changed, but on the ground the governments of the two countries have been in talks for a long time with the Maduro administration.

This appeared in the meeting, which was filmed in the corridors of the Climate Conference (COP 27) in Egypt, between Maduro and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.

Macron addressed Maduro and called him "the president," indicating that he would call him.

It should be noted that countries in South America, including Colombia and Brazil, which were run by far-right governments very hostile to Maduro, have shifted to the left in recent months, causing Guaido to lose important allies.