Argentina's Macri recognizes Guaido at interim Venezuelan leader

BUENOS AIRES – 23 January 2019: Argentine President Mauricio Macri recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president on Wednesday, as Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas at opposition demonstrators in the capital city Caracas.

In the same context, Peru said on Wednesday that it recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido as the country's interim president, one of several countries in the region to back Guaido and his call for free elections to end the rule of socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Peru's Foreign Ministry added in a statement that it supports a peaceful and democratic transition of power in Venezuela as soon as possible. Guaido declared himself interim president earlier on