guaidó was elected president of the national assembly of venezuela in december 2018. he was sworn in on 5 january 2019. relatives of other politicians who have been locked up were invited to the inauguration, where they stood on the balcony behind the banner of juan requesens. guaidó is the youngest person to lead the opposition. when he was officially in the job, he said he would stand up to nicolás maduro, and gave an eight-point action plan to do that. the plan, which the national assembly agrees with, has three phases and eight key points: