Venezuela’s autocrat Nicolas Maduro is sworn in amid accusations of stealing the election

The World

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by economic collapse and political turmoil, was inaugurated for a third term in a ceremony in Caracas on Friday morning, defying international calls for him to step aside or show evidence of his declared victory. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports.

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