Electoral authorities loyal to the ruling party declared Maduro the winner hours after polls closed on July 28, but unlike in previous presidential elections, they did not provide detailed vote counts.

(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 ...

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.

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,

Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments' "hostile" response to Nicolas Maduro's presidential inauguration, widely rejected as a power grab.

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 more than five months of dispute over last summer’s contested election.

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."

The Biden administration announced a slew of new sanctions against allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in opposition to his claim of election victory, calling his Friday inauguration “illegitimate” and a “desperate attempt to seize power.

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.

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 ...

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.” China and Russia also sent representative ...

Venezuela’s legislative palace ... 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 ...