Saturday 18 September, 2021
The country is suffering from shortages of food, medicine and other essentials.
The world will be watching as a series of May Day rallies take place in the country today.
Guaidó claimed this was the “beginning of the end” of Maduro’s regime, and there was “no turning back.”
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido claims to have military backing to oust Maduro.
In an exclusive interview with TheJournal.ie, Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo was keen to defend his government’s desire for modifications to The Special Jurisdiction for Peace tribunal (JEP).
It’s not known what caused the blackout, which is one of the worst and longest in recent memory in Venezuela.
Tensions in the South American country have grown since 23 January when Guaidó declared himself president.
Opposition leader Juan Guaido and his supporters attempted to bring humanitarian aid across the border.
Last night, President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of all four bridges linking Tachira to Colombia.
The concert, dubbed Venezuela Live Aid, aims to raise $100 million.
US aid has already arrived on the Colombian border as the country deals with a political crisis.
US aid has been piling up in Colombia, barricaded by the military, under Maduro’s orders.
Other EU countries have backed the young leader as an interim president in the politically unstable country.
Seven EU states had given Maduro a Sunday deadline to call presidential elections.
Young Fine Gael has called on the government to recognise Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president.
The current political crisis has seen lack of food, medical supplies and major inflation directly impact the Latin American country.
Tomorrow’s rally coincides with the 20th anniversary of Maduro’s predecessor Hugo Chavez.
Leader Nicolas Maduro is seeking to neutralise the American-backed opposition chief.
US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself ‘acting president’.
The current political crisis has been years in the making.
US President Donald Trump acknowledged the “interim leader” and called on Nicolas Maduro to resign.
