Maduro’s inauguration seals an election outcome that opposition politicians and the US government say was stolen.

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite plentiful credible evidence that his opponent won the election.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday will face more international rebuke than at any time in his 12 years in power.

The Venezuelan capital Caracas was getting ready on Friday to host the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro's third consecutive term as leader.

Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia said Friday that he is near to his country and "ready for safe entry," while accusing Nicolás Maduro of completing a "coup d'état" as he was sworn in by the National Assembly.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term Friday despite international condemnation of his recent reelection as illegitimate, as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on opponents.

Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for his third term as president on Friday, January 10, in Caracas, Venezuela.This follows a disputed July election in which both Maduro and the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez claimed victory.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is sworn in by President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez for a third six-year term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 10, 2025.

Yesterday, opposition leader María Corina Machado posted a video on social media saying the moment was not right for his return. Recorded in hiding, she promised: “Edmundo will come to Venezuela to be sworn in as constitutional president of Venezuela at the right time.”

As the White House prepares to welcome Donald Trump for the second time, expectations for an end to duplicitous policies and fears of big disruption in the US relations with countries across the globe are growing.