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Edgar Zambrano (left) arrives with self-declared ‘interim’ President Juan Guaido a to a special session at the Assembly in Caracas in January
VENEZUELAN authorities arrested wannabe president Juan Guaido’s number two in the defunct National Assembly yesterday.
Opposition MP Edgar Zambrano is charged with treason, conspiracy and insurrection for his role in botched April 30 attempt to overthrow the elected government by force.
Despite Mr Guaido declaring a military takeover surrounded by men in uniform, almost the whole of Venezuela’s armed forces remained loyal to President Nicolas Maduro and crowds rallied around the presidential palace in his defence, leaving the “coup” to fizzle out.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
