The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin this Friday. But the man who’s expected to be inaugurated is not widely accepted as the one who won the presidency. Authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro refuses to cede power. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, his opponent, says he will be there on Jan.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by economic collapse and political turmoil, was inaugurated for a third term in a ceremony in Caracas on Friday morning, defying international calls for him to step aside or show evidence of his declared victory.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term despite accusations of stealing the last election. Thousands took to the streets to demand a return to democracy.
The incumbent begins a third six-year term in office. It comes after his election last year caused massive controversy, at home and abroad, with the opposition claiming the results were rigged.
President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for a new term, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes...
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in office since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday despite a global outcry that brought
By Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the country’s opposition movement has decried as “coup d’etat,” culminating more than five months of dispute over last summer’s contested election.
(CNN) — Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the country’s opposition movement has decried as “coup d’etat”, capping