Juan Andrés Mejía Explained

Juan Andrés Mejía Szilard (b. 30 May 1986^[1]) is a Venezuelan deputy to the National Assembly representing the state of Miranda.^[1] He is also the political coordinator for his party, Popular Will (Spanish; Castilian: Voluntad Popular).^{[1] [2]}

Mejía heads the National Assembly commission to develop and advance a plan for Venezuela's reconstruction, Plan País.^[3]

As a student, he was president of the Simón Bolívar University student union.^[4] As a candidate for the National Assembly, with Freddy Guevara, he emphasized the role of student protests against Venezuela's President, Nicolás Maduro.^[5]

In May 2019, Supreme Tribunal of Justice ordered the prosecution of several National Assembly members for their actions during the failed uprising, including Juan Andrés Mejía.^[6]

Further reading

• Web site: Juan Andres Mejia MPA 2015 wants to be a force for change in Venezuela . . 13 August 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juan Andrés Mejía @JuanAndresMejia . Twitter . 31 January 2019.
2. Web site: Candidatos Unitarios de VP en Miranda para la AN formalizan su inscripción en el CNE . es . 31 January 2019 . 7 August 2015 . Voluntad Popular . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195454/http://www.voluntadpopular.com/index.php/ver-noticia/component/content/article/8-noticias/3135-candidatos-unitarios-de-vp-en-miranda-para-la-an-formalizan-su-inscripcion-en-el-cne . dead .
3. News: Instalada Comision Plan País de la Asamblea Nacional . es . Caraboboes Noticia . 31 January 2019 . 31 January 2019 . 22 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422193805/http://caraboboesnoticia.com/instalada-comision-plan-pais-de-la-asamblea-nacional/ . dead .
4. News: El País. No a la división entre venezolanos . es. 4 December 2007. 31 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224254/http://lacomunidad.elpais.com/bardon/2007/12/4/no-la-division-entre-venezolanos. 12 August 2014.
5. News: Freddy Guevara y Juan Andrés Mejía ratificaron su compromiso con la lucha del Movimiento Estudiantil. es . 21 November 2015. 31 January 2019 . LaPatilla.
6. News: Venezuela detains deputy of opposition leader Juan Guaido. . 9 May 2019 . 9 May 2019 .