Following Guaidó's speech, the National Assembly initially released a press statement saying that Guaidó had taken the role of acting president. A later statement replaced this one and the position of Guaidó was clarified, reinforcing that he was recognized as acting president but that the legislature also needed to re-assume their power.
[109] This motion was not considered a coup d'état based on the acknowledged "illegitimacy" of Maduro by many governments, and the constitutional processes that the National Assembly were following.
[110] Specifically, they invoked Articles 233, 333, and 350.
[107] On this day, Guaidó received a letter from the President of the
Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela in exile, which is based in
Panama, requesting him to become acting president of Venezuela.
[111]