The Venezuelan opposition is in talks with sympathetic military and civilian officials in a bid to force out President Nicolás Maduro, self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó said in an interview Sunday with The Washington Post.
Guaidó told The Post that talks with the military were proceeding behind the scenes.
“We have been in talks with government officials, civilian and military men,” Guaidó mentioned. “This is a very delicate subject involving personal security. We are meeting with them, but discreetly.”
Backed by the United States, virtually unknown outside of Venezuela before this month, Guaidó, a 35-year-old industrial engineer, proclaimed himself interim president last week.