Venezuela latest: Nicolás Maduro inaugurated for a third term, defying evidence of fraud
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term Friday despite international condemnation of his recent reelection as illegitimate, as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on opponents. While Maduro's supporters were rallying, his opponents were expected to head to the streets after aides to a key opposition leader said that she was briefly detained Thursday following an anti-government demonstration in the capital, Caracas.
Here's the latest:. Opposition leader isn't in Venezuela despite promises. Opposition leader Edmundo González hasn't left his hotel in the Dominican Republic, according to hotel staff, despite promises by the former presidential candidate to arrive in Venezuela and be inaugurated as president.
González had never offered details of how he intended to enter the country and take power, especially given Maduro's firm control of the military and government. González was on a regional tour of Latin America in an effort to rally support before the inauguration, with his last stop being in the Dominican Republic.
Maduro sworn in inside legislative palace. Standing before officials, 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 said.
