Venezuela’s Guaido says parliament access blocked by police
By DW
06 January 2020 |
8:07 am
Opposition leader Juan Guaido and rival lawmaker Luis Parra are both claiming to be the next head of the National Assembly. Guaido, barred from entering congress, had a heated exchange with security forces.
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