(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel, right, and Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega attend the swearing-in ceremony of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo ...

Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third presidential term on Friday, despite overwhelming evidence that he lost July’s presidential election to opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez,

Since his loss in Venezuela's election last year, governing for Maduro has largely become an exercise in repression and controlling the narrative. The post For Maduro, Silencing Venezuela's Opposition Has Become Job One appeared first on World Politics Review.

Venezuelans protesting President Nicolas Maduro's return to power for a highly contested third term this week said they did not want a "Cuban-style dictatorship."

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

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a new term on Friday, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year's vote.

On Thursday, incoming US president Donald Trump defended Venezuela's opposition party leader and its ... President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Nicaraguan president and ex-guerrilla Daniel Ortega -- attended his inauguration. Traditional left-wing allies ...

Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on Friday by National Assembly leader ... But Maduro, who was sworn in with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in attendance, has shown no signs of seeking to relinquish ...

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday, following an election that many in the international community and the opposition considered rigged.

Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.

which saw Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel in attendance. “No one in this world can impose a president in Venezuela.” Maduro was proclaimed winner of the ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP ... Among those seen attending Maduro’s inauguration were Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega and Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel. But several Maduro allies stayed home, including ...