Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called on Venezuelans and the military to back him to end Maduro’s usurpation.

Guaido, in a video posted on his Twitter account, spoke in the company of men in military uniform and opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, who is under house arrest.

He said the armed forces have taken the correct decision, and they are counting on the support of the Venezuelan people.

Guaido, the leader of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, in January invoked the constitution to assume an interim presidency, arguing that Maduro’s re-election in 2018 was illegitimate.

He has been traveling outside the capital, Caracas, more and more in recent weeks to try to put pressure on Maduro to step down.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez tweeted the government was confronting a small group of military traitors seeking to promote a coup.

Around 50 countries including the United States have recognized Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president.