Survey on Guaidó’s Self-Declaration as Venezuelan President

Juan Guaidó, the 35-year-old leader of the opposition in Venezuela and head of the National Assembly, declared himself as acting, interim president of Venezuela. This move came after Nicolas Maduro was sworn into his second term as President, following an election process which many have called undemocratic. Venezuela’s crisis has been characterised by massive inflation – predicted by the IMF to reach 10,000,000% this year – and has caused one of the largest humanitarian crises in the Western hemisphere. The struggle between Maduro and Guaidó will depend greatly on international recognition of the latter, who has been recognised by the US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru. Russia, China, Cuba and Turkey continue recognising Maduro.