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VENEZUELAN would-be presidential usurper Juan Guaido claimed to have held secret talks with the country’s armed forces in his bid to bring down the democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro.
Writing in the New York Times, the leader of the defunct National Assembly said he had held clandestine talks with military chiefs over the last few days, adding their support was key to ousting Mr Maduro.
“The military’s withdrawal of support from Mr Maduro is crucial to enabling a change in government, and the majority of those in service agree that the country’s recent travails are untenable.
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