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Venezuelan congress speaker tries to replace President Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro passes by a portrait of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he arrives to speak before the Constituent Assembly to announce measures to alleviate the serious economic crisis, at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas on January 14, 2019. (AFP)

Jesus Silva 
Press TV, Caracas

The United States says it does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate leader of the country, and has called for the formation of a new government. But Maduro's camp defends his re-election for a second six-year term and accuses Washington of orchestrating a coup. Jesus Silva reports from Caracas.


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