On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced he was cutting diplomatic ties with Asunción after Paraguayan President Santiago Pena announced his support for exiled Venezuelan Edmundo González, who was declared the winner of last year’s Venezuelan election. .
Mr. Peña reiterated his support for Mr. Gonzalez and ordered Venezuelan diplomats in the country to leave within 48 hours.
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Venezuelans allegedly claimed victory in the poll and published details of the tally.
But Maduro was declared the winner by election authorities and the country’s highest court and is scheduled to be sworn in for a third term on Friday.
He became president in 2013 following the death of his mentor, Hugo Chávez, and was re-elected in 2018 despite opposition engineered by the United States.
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