Since 2019, the United States and the European Union have formally recognized former National Assembly leader Juan Guaido as the acting president of Venezuela. However, with the government of Nicolas Maduro holding onto power and sweeping the legislative body’s elections last month, support for Guiado from the western powers is waning.
The European Union has stopped referring to the Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido as the country’s “acting president” after his National Assembly leadership mandate expired on Tuesday.