Legitimate power, but then there are several european countries including the uk, france, germany and spain who have given venezuela eight days to hold free and fair elections. and if that doesn t happen, they say they will also view guaido as the legitimate leader. one hopeful side perhaps is that there was word that some of maduro s team were talking to guaido. we ll just have to see where that leads. let s dive deeper into the political unrest with jennifer mccoy, from georgia state, joining us via skype from budapest, germany. thanks for talking with us. let s begin with the new development from washington. the military attache pulling his
As the legitimate leader. one hopeful sign, perhaps, is that there was word that some of maduro s team were talking to guadio. we ll have to see where that leads. michelle kosinski, cnn, washington. let s dive deeper into venezuela s political unrest with jennifer mccoy, distinguished professor of political science at georgia state, joining us via skype from budapest, hungary, today. thank you for talking with us. let s begin with this new development from washington. the venezuelan military attache pulling his allegiance from maduro. is that significant? yes, it is. it is what the gamble of declaring an interim presidency was hoping to provoke. of course, much more of this. he s doing it from a safe position in washington. and we ll have to wait and see if others follow him. right now guadio is hoping that
Going ok i m going to serve at a different rally majoris government pushed back in strong terms it s a lever you don t have what i don t know so the european union has given us eight days go to hell when it s something as well and don t take orders from anyone. yet here you have your own are doing. yes while the military leadership continues to stand by president maduro a high level defection signaled that the army s unity may be fracturing venezuela s military attache in washington announced he was switching sides. today i speak to the people of venezuela and especially to my brothers in the national armed forces with the goal of recognizing one guy do as the only legitimate president. they. go so in order to go through the crisis was hotly debated saturday at an emergency session of the u.n.