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UK will recognise Guaido as Venezuela's president if no new election announced

Published: 26 Jan 2019 - 04:55 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 05:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Reuters

LONDON: Britain will recognise Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela if fresh elections are not announced within the next eight days, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said.
Fellow EU nations Germany, France and Spain made similar comments on Saturday.
"@jguaido is the right person to take Venezuela forward," Hunt tweeted.
"If there are not fresh & fair elections announced within 8 days UK will recognise him as interim President to take forward the political process towards democracy." (Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)