Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month-long election dispute,

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third presidential term after an election the opposition says was rigged.

Nicolás Maduro took the oath before parliament, vowing his third six-year term in office would be a "period of peace".