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the united States has imposed on Monday sanctions on seven venezuelan citizens who “led an attempt to take unlawful control of the National Assembly”, according to the Treasury Department in a statement. Among the sanctions is Luis Parra, the opposition and dissident charges of corruption that he declared himself president of the National Assembly on the 5th of January, with the support of chavez, in an attempt to unseat John Guaidó to the head of the institution. Also receive sanctions congressmen José Gregorio Noriega Figueroa, Franklyn Leonardo Duarte, José Dionisio Brito Rodriguez, Conrado Antonio Perez Linares, Adolfo Ramon Superlano and Negal Manuel Morales Llovera. The round of sanctions is a new measure of pressure on the Government of Nicolás Maduro.

“The Treasury has designated seven corrupt officials of the National Assembly who, at the call of a Mature, sought to block the democratic process in Venezuela”, says in the statement, Steven Mnuchin, secretary of the Treasury, who warns that “these and other officials may get rid of their sanctions if they are put on the side of, the people of Venezuela and Juan Guaidó as their leader legitimate”.

Parra swore to the 5 of January as head of the Parliament with the support of the caucus elections. Ensures that had the support of 81 mps of the 167 that make up the Assembly. However, the election was held by show of hands without anyone contabilizara the votes and without the support of sufficient mps. An action that the majority of the venezuelan opposition denounced as a "coup". That day, venezuelan police prevented access to the floor to dozens of opposition mps, among them John Guaidó.

In a parallel session at the headquarters of the newspaper El Nacional, a hundred deputies of the opposition re-elected to Guaidó as president of the Parliament. More than 50 countries, led by the united States does not recognize the venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and considered to be the opposition leader as the representative ad interim.

The International Contact Group, created in march of 2019 to mediate in the crisis generated in the wake of the jura of Nicolás Maduro for a new term in an election considered fraudulent, back to Guaidó last Thursday and said that “the election of Luis Parra may not be considered legitimate nor democratic”. On Thursday, secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for “a rapid negotiated transition” in Venezuela to organize legislative and presidential elections during 2020. “Is the path to more effective and sustainable towards peace and prosperity in Venezuela,” said the leader of american diplomacy in a press release. Between the demands of the united States are the creation of a National Electoral Council (CNE) is new and independent, and the renovation of the Supreme Court.

The president himself, Donald Trump spoke last Thursday to the situation in Venezuela in an appearance with the press. "I never thought [the situation in Venezuela,] I was going to go smoothly," he said. The improvement of the situation "it will take a period of time," he said. "But we have a good strategy," he said. "We're helping people, I think we are doing a good job. We'll see what happens. Stay connected".

Date Of Update: 13 January 2020, 20:00