Relationship dossier
Austria
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Austria recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president amid the dispute over Venezuela’s political leadership.
Austria toward Venezuela
-20Austria recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president in 2019, opposing Nicolás Maduro’s claim to the presidency and supporting a change in political leadership.
Venezuela toward Austria
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Austria recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president in 2019, challenging Nicolás Maduro’s claim to the presidency. This placed Austrian policy on the side of a contested political transition. Information about concrete Venezuelan government conduct specifically toward Austria is insufficient to assess that aspect of the relationship.
Areas of tension
- Disagreement over the legitimacy of Nicolás Maduro’s presidency and Austria’s recognition of Juan Guaidó.
Key developments
Austria recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Austrian humanitarian or other government cooperation with Venezuela is unclear.
- Specific Venezuelan government actions toward Austria beyond the dispute over recognition of Guaidó are unclear.