Posted on | March 11, 2019 | No Comments
Venezuela still in darkness as Guaido rallies lawmakers
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido urged lawmakers Monday to declare a “state of alarm” to pave the way for the delivery of international aid as the country’s devastating blackout entered its fifth day. Guaido headed an emergency session of the opposition-majority National Assembly to force the issue of a “state of alarm.” But even that fell victim to the blackout, as the partly-restored electricity supply failed an hour into the meeting. “We cannot turn away from this tragedy our country is going through,” said the 35-year-old National Assembly leader who in January declared himself interim president, triggering a power struggle in the oil-rich South American country of 30 million.
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