BRUSSELS—The European Parliament recognized Venezuela’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state on Jan. 31, heightening international pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
EU lawmakers voted 439 in favor to 104 against, with 88 abstentions, at a special session in Brussels to recognize Venezuelan congress head Guaido as interim leader.
