Guaido Bursts In to Reclaim Venezuela’s National Assembly
- After struggle with police, opposition made it into building
- Pro-government faction tried to hold session without quorum
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday reclaimed the National Assembly that he heads, pushing past armed guards two days after President Nicolas Maduro’s loyalists blocked him from attending his own re-election.
Guaido and his allies burst through the legislative palace’s doors minutes after a pro-government group led by lawmaker Luis Parra, who had claimed the presidency of the body, scurried to a next-door building for refuge.