Venezuela's Maduro takes new oath amid protests and international rebuke

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election. Maduro's inauguration Friday follows protests in the South American country and abroad against his increasingly repressive rule. In a fiery speech at the legislative palace in Caracas, Maduro accused his opponents and their supporters in the U.S. of trying to turn his inauguration into a “world war.” The opposition collected tally sheets from more than 80% of electronic voting machines after the election, posted the tallies online and said they show opposition candidate Edmundo González won twice as many votes as Maduro.