Venezuela's Guaido is still legitimate head of National Assembly, EU says

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's National Assembly President and opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, gestures as he speaks during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan Supreme Court decision to ratify an ally of President Nicolas Maduro as president of the National Assembly is illegitimate, the European Union said on Thursday, warning of a deepening crisis in the South American nation.

In a statement, the EU said Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was the rightful congressional president, not Luis Parra, whom the country's top court approved in late May.