'Maduro, with the help of Cuban intelligence, has a plan, and that is to find new pretexts for arrests of those who seek a return to democracy,' one expert told Newsweek.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has put his country’s army on high alert, claiming that opposition forces are planning to assassinate him.
Guaidó based his rise to power on an obscure law in Venezuela’s constitution that allows the national assembly leader to be named interim president in the case of a leadership dispute. Venezuela’s opposition and many international observers say that Maduro is not a legitimate leader because the previous elections, held in May last year, were not free and fair. Governments around the world, including the U.S.
Meanwhile, the country, which has long been plagued by an economic crisis, has experienced electrical blackouts and a worsening humanitarian crisis. Experts have noted that Maduro is also using inflammatory language and conspiracy theories to bolster his support and portray himself as a victim of Western interference.
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