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The third presidential inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela took place on 10 January 2025. The ceremony involves the swearing-in of the president for a period of six years (2025–2031). The event took place amid domestic and international criticism of the 2024 election process, of which Maduro was declared the winner by the government-controlled Venezuela's electoral authority and top court, which have not released detailed tallies confirming his victory.[1][2][3][4] Only two chiefs of state, those of Cuba's and Nicaragua's authoritarian governments, attended the ceremony.[2][5]
The elections for the Venezuelan presidential term 2025-2031 were held on July 28, 2024, following the signing of the Barbados Agreement, which sought to provide certain guarantees for a democratic electoral process.[6] International monitors called the election neither free nor fair,[7] and reported that the incumbent Maduro administration repressed the political opposition before, during,[8][9] and after the election.[4]
The venue for the president's swearing-in was the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas. Although the ceremony was scheduled for 12 pm, Maduro arrived at 10:30 to begin the swearing-in 90 minutes early.[10] Authorities implemented closures of Venezuela's land border and airspace with Colombia prior to the inauguration, citing security considerations.[11]
The day of the inauguration, the United States, European Union (E.U.), United Kingdom and Canada placed new sanctions on Venezuelan individuals.[13] The U.S. also increased the reward for Maduro's arrest to $25 million. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the U.S. "does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as the president of Venezuela" and a U.S. Treasury Under Secretary, Bradley Smith, added that the U.S. stood with its "likeminded partners" in "solidarity with the people's vote for new leadership and rejects Maduro's fraudulent claim of victory".[13] Maduro replied that the "outgoing government of the United States doesn't know how to take revenge on us".[13]
The E.U., in coordination with the U.K., applied new sanctions to 15 new individuals, including the Supreme Tribunal of Justice head and security and military officials held responsible by the E.U. and the U.K. for undermining democracy.[2][13][14][15][16]
Canada applied new sanctions to 14 additional senior Venezuelan officials, stating that they had "engaged in activities that have directly or indirectly supported human rights violations in Venezuela".[13][17]
^Glatsky, Genevieve (31 July 2024). "Venezuela's Election Was Deeply Flawed. Here's How". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024. It had already been clear for months that Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday, would not be free or fair, as the government jailed opposition leaders or disqualified them from running for office, and prevented millions of Venezuelans abroad from voting.
