Venezuela's Maduro sworn into office as opposition, U.S. denounce 'coup d'etat'

10 Jan 2025, 19:22 by Don Jacobson · UPI

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela for a new six-year term on Friday, consolidating his dictatorship amid protests from opposition parties and the United States that his election win was illegitimate.

Maduro took the oath of the office with his hand on the Constitution in front of Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez in the elliptical hall of the National Assembly in Caracas.