Envoys from Venezuelan
opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan
Guaidò on Tuesday thanked Italy for its request that fresh
elections be held as soon as possible after July's allegedly
rigged ballot.
"We thank the Italian people, the parliament, President
(Sergio) Mattarella and (Foreign) Minister (Enzo) Moavero
(Milanesi) for their support for the demand for presidential
elections as soon as possible and the recognition of the
national assembly as sole legitimate organ in Venezuela," said
one of the envoys, Francisco Sucre, at the foreign press club in
Rome.
"This support is (a source of) strength for our people's
struggle, to restore democracy".
Sucre is the chair of the Venezuelan parliament's foreign
affairs committee.
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