# Incident I00050: #HandsOffVenezuela

* **Summary:** Venezuela has been thrown into turmoil after Guaidó declared himself interim president Jan. 23. The 35-year-old president of the National Assembly says Venezuela's constitution grants him power to take control of the government because Maduro was re-elected last year by fraud. Guaidó has called for Maduro to leave office and call new elections.

More than 50 nations, including the United States and most of Latin America, concluded that Maduro's re-election last year was a fraud. They have recognized Juan Guaidó, president of the opposition-led National Assembly, as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, endorsing his mission to establish a transitional government and hold fresh elections.
Maduro has remained defiant in the face of domestic and international pressure, securing the support of the governments of Iran and Russia, as well as the loyalty of the Venezuelan military.

* **incident type**: incident

* **Year started:** 2019

* **Countries:** Russia , World

* **Found via:** 

* **Date added:** 2019-03-20
 

| Technique | Description given for this incident |
| --------- | ------------------------- |
| [T0010 Cultivate ignorant agents](../generated_pages/techniques/T0010.md) | IT00000148 cultivate, manipulate, exploit useful idiots (Roger Waters) |
| [T0019 Generate information pollution](../generated_pages/techniques/T0019.md) | IT00000146 RT & Sputnik generate information pollution (synthetic media) |
| [T0046 Use Search Engine Optimization](../generated_pages/techniques/T0046.md) | IT00000149 SEO optimisation/manipulation ("key words") |


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