Third inauguration of Nicolás Maduro
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| Date | 10 January 2025 |
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| Time | 11:00pm VST (UTC-4) |
| Venue | Palacio Federal Legislativo |
| Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Also known as | 2025 Presidential inauguration of Nicolás Maduro |
| Participants | Nicolás Maduro 53rd president of Venezuela — Assuming office Caryslia Rodríguez President of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice — Administering Oath Delcy Rodríguez Vice President of Venezuela — Assuming office |
The third presidential inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela took place on 10 January 2025. He was sworn-in as the president for a period of six years, but did not serve the full term, as he was captured by the United States on January 3, 2026. 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]
Widely viewed as having won the election, the opposition candidate Edmundo González fled to asylum in Spain amid repression of dissent and a national and international political crisis that resulted when Venezuelan electoral authorities announced—without presenting any evidence—that Nicolás Maduro had won.[2][4]
Inauguration
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]
Among the guests was the far-right member of the European Parliament Diana Șoșoacă, from Romania.[12]