There’s been a lot of misinformation in the international media about whether what is happening in Venezuela is a brazen US-led power grab or a constitutional transfer of power aided by the international community. On January 23, National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who was virtually unknown in Venezuela before being selected for the
Venezuela: Coup d’Etat or Constitutional Transition?
Juan Guaido claims that his new self-ascribed job title is fully in keeping with Article 233 of Venezuela’s 1999 constitution. But is this the case?