Venezuela: new workers’ grouping forms against Guaidó and Maduro
In the midst of the Venezuelan Presidential crisis, a new coalition of Venezuelan socialists and trade unionists has formed in opposition to both the incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and his National Assembly-backed challenger Juan Guaidó. The Presidential crisis began on 10 January 2019 when the National Assembly, held by the right-wing coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD), disputed the process and results of the May 2018 Presidential election, which saw Maduro re-elected. Guaidó declared himself interim President of Venezuela on 23 January 2019, setting off the fiercest challenges...