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 its opponents.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro defied international condemnation of his alleged vote steal on Friday to be sworn in for a third term on Friday. His inauguration came a day after opposition

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term, shunned internationally over claims of election fraud and repression but bolstered by a loyal military.