Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido took his place in the parliament speaker's seat on Tuesday after a stand-off with the armed forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress.
While Guaido was barred from entering the building by the National Guard for around half an hour, his rival claimant to the speaker position, Luis Parra, occupied the chair.
Lawmakers sang the national anthem but electricity to the chamber was cut off, leaving deputies to use the torches on their mobile phones to provide light.