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Austria to recognise Guaido if Venezuela's Maduro does not call election

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Austria will acknowledge Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president if Nicolas Maduro does not respond to the European Union's call for a free and fair presidential election, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Twitter.

 

President Maduro proposed an early parliamentary election on Saturday, seeking to shore up his crumbling rule after a senior general defected to the opposition and tens of thousands thronged the streets in protest at his government.

 

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