Today,
Venezuela is divided between two legitimacies – that of Constitutional
President Nicolas Maduro and that of the President of the National
Assembly, Juan Guaidó. Guaido nominated
himself as interim President, allegedly by virtue of articles 223 and
233 of the Constitution. We only need to read these articles to see that
they in no way apply to his case, and that he can not claim from them
any legitimacy for the post he seeks to usurp. [ 2,041 more words ]