Maduro’s inauguration expected in Venezuela despite widespread claims of election fraud

The World

The next presidential term in Venezuela is set to begin this Friday. But the man who’s expected to be inaugurated is not widely accepted as the one who won the presidency. Authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro refuses to cede power. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, his opponent, says he will be there on Jan. 10 to be sworn in. But it’s unclear how that could happen. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports.

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