Maduro proposed holding elections to parliament, which is controlled by the opposition.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed holding early elections to the country's parliament, whose leader Juan Guaido declared himself acting head of state.

“Do you want elections? Do you want early elections? We will hold parliamentary elections,” Maduro said at a rally in Caracas on February 2. Earlier, Guaidó gave Maduro until February 3 to call early presidential elections.

The powers of the current parliament expire in 2020.

• The confrontation between Maduro and Guaidó has been going on since January 23. The United States and most Latin American countries have already recognized Guaidó as acting president of Venezuela. Russia and China support the current Maduro regime. The European Union has called for early elections.