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Jan. 10 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by a deep economic and social crisis, is set to be sworn in for a third term on Friday ...
[41] As time passed, Maduro grew more reliant on the military, showing that Maduro was losing power as described by Amherst College professor, Javier Corrales. [42] Corrales explains that "From 2003 until Chavez died in 2013, the civilian wing was strong, so he did not have to fall back on the military.
Maduro later identified himself as a diplomat from the Venezuelan government, but officials still escorted him to a room for conducting secondary screening. [71] At one point, authorities ordered Maduro and other Venezuelan officials to spread their arms and legs and be frisked, but Maduro and others forcefully refused.
Maduro, 62, has been in power since 2013, and the new sanctions come little more than a week before U.S. President Joe Biden will end his term and be succeeded by Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
Maduro has been accused of consolidating power through fraudulent elections, including his contested victory in Venezuela's July 2024 presidential race, which the U.S. and other nations refused to ...
Although Maduro stated that he had the tallies, [96] he had not released them as of 21 August. [18] Refusing to cede power, [17] Maduro instead, according to the BBC, "took the unusual step" [23] on 1 August of asking the Supreme Tribunal of Justice to audit and approve the results. [22] [24] [25] Supreme Tribunal of Justice building in Caracas
But Maduro, who was sworn in with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in attendance, has shown no signs of seeking to relinquish power in the South American ...
Maduro – who has seen a sharp decline in his approval ratings in correlation to the economic collapse, and was the subject of a 2016 recall referendum to remove him from office that was later suspended [15] – has been criticized for what opponents consider to be him backsliding the country towards a full-fledged authoritarian regime; this ...