Spain Denounces U.S. Venezuela Operation as Parties Clash Over the Transition

Overview

• The White House says U.S. forces struck Venezuelan targets and captured Nicolás Maduro, asserting he is in U.S. custody pending prosecution and that Washington will steer a transition.
• Pedro Sánchez states Spain will not recognize the intervention because it violates international law, later joining Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay in a coordinated condemnation.
• The Partido Popular welcomes Maduro’s fall and avoids an explicit rebuke of Washington’s action, calling for a democratic process led by Edmundo González and María Corina Machado and rejecting Delcy Rodríguez.
• Sumar and Podemos condemn what they call an imperialist, unilateral attack and urge strong measures, with Podemos pushing to break with the U.S. and leave NATO.
• Reports from Spanish media cite dozens of deaths, with one outlet reporting about 40 fatalities, as the leadership of any Venezuelan transition remains contested.