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Venezuela’s Maduro Sworn In for Third Term As Opposition Vows Resistance
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1/13/2025
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term after what many consider to be an illegitimate election win. The leader of the opposition, María Corina Machado, says they are still preparing to resist.
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And that this new presidential period will be the period of peace, prosperity, equality
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and new democracy.
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I swear by history, I swear by my life, and so I will fulfill.
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President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for a third term, after an election
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victory in July, widely considered fraudulent.
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It comes as the United States is offering a reward of 25 million U.S. dollars for information
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leading to Maduro's arrest.
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Supporters of Maduro came out to attend his inauguration ceremony, while the leader of
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the country's political opposition is calling the president's continued rule a coup.
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Maduro consolidated the coup d'état and the violation of our constitution.
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It is time to do what is necessary to restore it.
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Machado made the comments in her first public appearance since August, when she went into
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hiding.
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She was briefly arrested and released after appearing at a rally the day before inauguration.
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The candidate the opposition says won, Edmundo González Urrutia, said he would return from
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exile for the inauguration.
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But after threats of arrest and violence from the Maduro regime, Machado said now is not
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the right time.
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While the opposition prepares for resistance, Maduro followed his inauguration with a military
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ceremony that saw soldiers swear an oath of loyalty.
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Soldiers who may soon be called on to ensure Maduro faces no challenges from his opponents.
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Joseph Wu and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.
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