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

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.

Venezuelans once again watched as Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office on Friday, donning the executive sash and declaring himself president despite irregularities and questions around his election.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends a military ceremony on his inauguration day for a third term in ...

“I’m incredibly proud to attend President Trump’s inauguration today, and to be joined by Venezuela’s President-elect Edmundo González ,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro began a third term as president on Friday, cementing his increasingly authoritarian rule.

Puerto Rico governor Jenniffer González Colón called Maduro's comments an "open threat to the United States and our national security."

Venezuela inflation was 48% annually in 2024, the lowest in 12 years, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told lawmakers in an annual address to the national assembly and other officials on Wednesday,

President Nicolas Maduro extended his rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he was sworn in on Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election. The swearing-in followed protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term and ...

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.

It remains unclear how many Americans are currently held in Venezuela following the significant prisoner swap in 2023 when Washington and Caracas negotiated the release of dozens of prisoners, including 10 Americans, in exchange for Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a close ally of Maduro.

"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.