By Dailymail.com Reporter and Reuters
Published: 01:22 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 01:22 GMT, 21 March 2019
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Dramatic images show the Venezuelan consulate in New York City abandoned and desolate after it was taken over by officials loyal to the country's opposition leader.
Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took control of three of the country’s diplomatic properties in the United States, Guaido’s U.S. envoy said on Monday, as the opposition presses its bid to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
The envoy, Carlos Vecchio, said the opposition had gained control of two buildings belonging to Venezuela’s defense ministry in Washington and one consular building in New York.
He added that the group expected to take control of Venezuela’s embassy in Washington 'in the days to come.'
The image above shows the Venezuelan consulate in New York City on Tuesday
The consulate was overtaken by supporters of Juan Guaido, the opposition leader who claims to be the country's real president
An office in Venezuela's consulate sits empty in the image above taken on Wednesday
Guaido, president of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, invoked the constitution to assume an interim presidency in January, arguing that Maduro’s May 2018