Afraid to touch Juan Guaido, Nicolas Maduro plays waiting game in Caracas | World News, The Indian Express

Afraid to touch Juan Guaido, Nicolas Maduro plays waiting game in Caracas | World News, The Indian Express

By Bloomberg |Published: May 2, 2019 7:08:57 pm

Afraid to touch Juan Guaido, Nicolas Maduro plays waiting game in Caracas

Venezuela settles back into its strange status quo, with the armed forces sticking by Maduro, who won a rigged re-election last year, and the Trump administration standing by Guaido, the lawmaker more than 50 nations recognize as Venezuela’s legitimate leader.

Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly who swore himself in as the leader of Venezuela (left) holds a bullhorn while speaking to protesters as opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez stands at Altamira Square during a military uprising in Caracas. (Source: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg)

In the aftermath of a chaotic, and ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in Venezuela, few details about what exactly happened are clear. But one key question at least has been answered: Nicolas Maduro, the autocrat clinging to power, has opted not to arrest his rival, Juan Guaido, allowing him for now to lead the opposition and keep trying to rally the people and the military to topple the regime.