Venezuelan Regime Says Guaido Barred from Public Office for 15 Years

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks at a news conference near the Tienditas cross-border bridge between Colombia and Venezuela, in Cucuta, Colombia, on Feb. 23, 2019. Reuters/Luisa Gonzalez

CARACAS—The Venezuelan regime said Juan Guaido, the country’s head of congress and recognized by U.S. and others as the legitimate president, would be barred from public office for 15 years on March 28.

Guaido has called for fresh protests on March 30 against regime leader Nicolas Maduro, following a blackout this week that left the country without power for days.