Guaidó, as leader of Venezuela's National Assembly, had the constitutional authority to declare himself interim president and to call new elections. This explains why Maduro has not charged him with a crime such as rebellion. If Guaidó wins the confrontation and it is not due to US intervention, it will not be a coup d'etat.

I still have misgivings about Guaidó because of his association with right-wing governments that support plutocrats in their own countries and internationally.