Venezuela's Guaido seeks to maintain bipartisan U.S. support amid Biden transition

[Judi Lynn]

NOVEMBER 24, 2020 12:57 PM UPDATED 31 MINUTES AGO
By Brian Ellsworth, Vivian Sequera
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s opposition hopes to maintain bipartisan support from politicians in the United States as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, opposition leader Juan Guaido said in an interview on Tuesday.

The Trump administration in 2019 led an international push to recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate leader as part of a plan to force the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro amid an economic crisis and a mass migration.

The opposition now hopes to maintain the backing of both Republicans and Democrats as it seeks to continue pressuring Maduro, who has retained the support of Venezuela’s military despite a raft of aggressive U.S. sanctions. Biden is due to take office on Jan. 20.

“Any president in the world today would want to get closer to a solution to the crisis in Venezuela,” Guaido said in an interview in his home. “We want to have bipartisan support. It’s a challenge for us, not for the new administration ... to show a path toward a viable solution.”

Biden aides have said he does not plan to change Washington’s approach toward Maduro. The United States last year created a broad sanctions program that limits Venezuela’s oil exports and blocks U.S. citizens from doing business with his government.

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[DanieRains]

1. When We Kick The Russians Out Of Venezuela Maduro Will Fall

Just a hint for Joe and his buddies.

Maduro was going to flee till Putin said he would back him.

That's what you get with Putin's agent in the White House.