The US urged “all Venezuelan leaders, including the military, to defend the rule of law”

John Bolton, the White House security adviser, confirmed that the Donald Trump government only recognizes the National Assembly, which has an opposition majority, as a legitimate entity in Venezuela

“The National Assembly is the only legitimate and democratically elected government entity in Venezuela, and the United States supports its important decisions yesterday, and we urge all Venezuelan leaders, including the military, to defend the rule of law and constitutional order,” wrote John Bolton, security adviser to the White House, on his Twitter account.

The message to Venezuelan leaders, “including the military,” comes a day after the White House endorsed the “courageous” decision of the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, the opposition Juan Guaidó, to invoke an article of the Constitution that opens the door to the call for new elections.

“The US has expressed its support for Juan Guaidó, who as president of the democratically elected National Assembly has valiantly declared his constitutional authority to invoke Article 233 and call for free and fair elections,” said Efe Garrett Marquis, spokesman for the Security Council. National of the White House. Article 233 of the Venezuelan Constitution establishes how to dismiss a president and considers that the head of the Legislative or Vice President could act as successors, depending on the case, and also opens the door to the call for “universal, direct and secret” elections. The Assembly invoked yesterday that article 233 and agreed to declare the head of the State, Nicolás Maduro, as a “usurper” of the Presidency.

The interpellation to the armed forces, also comes after the Parliament decreed an Amnesty Law for civil and military officials who “cooperate in the restoration of constitutional order” of the country, in reference to the presumed usurpation of the presidency at the hands of Nicolás Mature. The law offers “recognition of all the guarantees of democratic reinsertion” of the security forces officials who provide that service to the nation as a “duty” of Parliament.

With information from Infobae.