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.

Critics have denounced a fresh crackdown on opponents and critics in the lead-up to Friday's ceremony, with several activists and opposition figures arrested in recent days.

The United States offered a $25 million (£20 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro on Friday, as the Venezuelan dictator was sworn in for a third term.

The US announces an increased $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelas President Maduro on day he's sworn in for a third term.

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrive at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) Cuba’s ...

Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday for the 2025-2031 term after being declared the winner of the controversial July 28, 2024, elections. During a ceremony at the Elliptical Hall of the Federal Legislative Palace,

Pro-Chavéz leader Nicolás Maduro was sworn in on Friday as president of Venezuela for the period 2025-2031 by the ruling party-controlled National Assembly, even though the opposition claims that Edmundo González Urrutia was the winner of last July’s elections.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ... Around the same time he met his longtime partner, Cilia Flores, a lawyer for the jailed leader. After Chávez was freed and elected president in 1998, Maduro, a young lawmaker, helped ...

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.

Heath and Khan were released — after being held 752 and 259 days respectively — in October 2022 along with five U.S. oil executives in exchange for two nephews of first lady Cilia Flores jailed in the U.S. on narcotics convictions. Venezuela's ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores arrive at the Teresa Carreno Theater for his annual address to lawmakers in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Aria

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on