 In early 2018, Requesens was part of the faction of the Assembly that formed a coalition called the "Frente Amplio Venezuela Libre" to ask for free elections in the country, and for Maduro to leave, saying that the opposition and country has to move forward civilly.Requesens and were briefly detained on 30 November 2017 when they tried to cross the border to Colombia.In May 2018, Requesens was one of the politicians to step in when press personnel were being attacked by guards outside the parliamentary buildings, fighting with the soldiers; the same day, Requesens and Carlos Paparoni were attacked and held down when trying to come to the defense of journalists outside the Supreme Court.