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Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Sworn In for Third Presidential Term After Contested Election

HeadlineJan 13, 2025

In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term Friday in a ceremony held five months after a controversial election that the opposition claimed to have won. A number of Latin American leaders skipped Maduro’s inauguration, including Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gustavo Petro of Colombia. The inauguration ceremony was held a day after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was briefly detained. As Maduro was being sworn in, the Biden administration announced it would offer a $25 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest.

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