UK to recognise Guaido as interim president if elections not announced in Venezuela

Britain will recognise Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela if fresh elections are not announced within the next eight days, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said. Fellow EU nations Germany, France and Spain made similar comments on Saturday. "@jguaido is the right person to take Venezuela forward," Hunt tweeted. "If there are not fresh & fair elections announced within 8 days UK will recognise him as interim President to take forward the political process towards democracy."