During a ceremony at the Elliptical Hall of the Federal Legislative Palace, Maduro took his oath upon a copy of the Venezuelan Constitution signed by the late Bolivarian leader Hugo Chávez.

Maduro, chosen by the late socialist icon Hugo Chávez to succeed him in 2013, has overseen Venezuela's decline into economic chaos. Accused of corruption, human rights violations, and drug ...

Maduro first became president following the death of his predecessor and mentor Hugo Chavez in March 2013. The larger-than-life populist strongman – who had enshrined himself in power for nearly ...

Washington also believes that Mr Carvajal could share incriminating evidence about Mr Maduro. The former general was a close ally of Venezuela's late socialist leader Hugo Chávez but later ...

Standing before officials on Friday, Maduro was sworn in at Venezuela's legislative palace. "I swear by Bolivar, by Sucre, by Urdaneta, by Manuela Saez, by the eternal memory of our eternal commander ...

Mr Maduro, a former bus driver, was chosen by Hugo Chavez Credit: Maxwell Briceno/Reuters The regime, which flooded Caracas with police and soldiers this week in the run-up to the inauguration ...

Mr Maduro has ruled the oil-rich nation for over a decade since the death of his mentor Hugo Chavez, retaining an iron grip on power with the help of police, paramilitaries and the armed forces.

Venezuela President Hugo Chávez has decided to appoint Elías Jaua as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro during the Tuesday session at the ...