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EU backs Guaido to hold new elections in Venezuela as Maduro rejects aid

A Venezuelan man carries bread from Colombia back to Venezuela

A Venezuelan man carries bread from Colombia back to Venezuela Source: AAP

More than a dozen EU nations have recognised Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader, intensifying the international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's leadership.


It follows Mr Maduro's rejection of an ultimatum set by a string of EU countries to call fresh elections.


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