France recognises Guaido as interim president till fresh elections


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 04-02-2019 16:56 IST | Created: 04-02-2019 15:36 IST
France recognises Guaido as interim president till fresh elections
Image Credit: Twitter (Juan Guaido)
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France recognised Venezuela's national assembly president Juan Guaido as the country's interim leader until new elections take place, President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter on Monday. "Venezuelans have the right to express themselves freely and democratically. France recognizes @jguaido as 'interim president' to implement an electoral process," Macron said.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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