Slovakia declined to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state on Wednesday, joining Italy in breaking the coordinated action of European Union nations and the United States. About 20 European Union nations including Britain, Germany, France and Spain have aligned with the United States in recognizing Guaido's leadership and pressuring socialist President Nicolas Maduro to call a new election. Slovakia's foreign ministry said last week the country saw Guaido, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly, as the only legitimate representative of its people and called for a new election.
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