President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores hold hands and pose for photos after the swear-in ceremony at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 10, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Sophia Flores10:54 AM – Friday, January 10, 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to his third six-year term, despite credible evidence indicating that he lost the election and widespread protests from the country’s citizens.
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On Friday, Maduro was sworn in at Venezuela’s legislative palace.
“I swear by Bolivar, by Sucre, by Urdaneta, by Manuela Saez, by the eternal memory of our eternal commander Hugo Chavez … I swear by history, I swear by my life,” Maduro stated.
Maduro will now stay in power until 2031.
He was proclaimed the winner of the country’s presidential election on July 28th by electoral authorities under the tight control of the ruling Socialist Party. However, Venezuela’s opposition reportedly tallied the votes themselves and discovered that their candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, had actually won the election with 67% against Maduro’s…
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