Backed by UNSC? 5 moments from Guaido’s interview with RT that don’t quite add up

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Juan Guaido strongly maintained that he took on the role of the 'interim president' based on Article 233 of the constitution. He claimed he had to do so due to the "lack of elections" as the opposition deems the presidential vote last May illegitimate. Back then, Maduro received nearly 68 percent of the votes.

The Article 233 lays out specific reasons for dismissing the president, such as poor mental or physical health, or a verdict from the nation's highest court, and doesn't directly mention elections.

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Article 233:

Absolute faults of the President of the Republic: his death, his resignation, or his dismissal decreed by a sentence of the Supreme Court of Justice; his permanent physical or mental incapacity certified by a medical board appointed by the Supreme Court of Justice and with the approval of the National Assembly; the abandonment of the office, declared as such by the National Assembly, as well as the popular revocation of his mandate. When there is an absolute lack of the President-elect or President-elect before taking office, a new universal, direct and secret election shall be held within the following thirty consecutive days. While the new President or the new President is elected and takes office, the President of the National Assembly will be in charge of the Presidency of the Republic. If the absolute lack of the President or the President of the Republic occurs during the first four years of the constitutional term, a new universal, direct and secret election shall be held within the following thirty consecutive days. While the new President or the new President is elected and takes office, the Executive Vice President or Executive Vice President will be in charge of the Presidency of the Republic. In the previous cases, the new President will complete the corresponding constitutional period. If the absolute lack occurs during the last two years of the constitutional term, the Executive Vice President or the Executive Vice President will assume the Presidency of the Republic until the end of that period.