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Opinion: Foreign Forces Did Not Start Venezuela's Transition. Venezuela Did
Venezuela's government and opposition triggered the political standoff that is drawing an international response. Latin America expert Javier Corrales explains how.
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It bothers me to keep hearing media talk about “self-proclaimed” president Guaidó. If Trump died and Mike Pence assumed the presidency, would they called him “self-proclaimed”? No, it’s what the constitution says should happen. Same thing applies to Guaidó.
Wait, what? I mean, I get that there's oil, but if I announce that I'm the rightful president of Venezuela, how is that any less legitimate than Guaidó?