Protests in Caracas Ahead of Maduro’s Disputed 3rd Inauguration

Hundreds took to the streets of the Venezuelan capital to demand that opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia be installed instead.

A man holds a Venezuelan flag during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas on Jan. 9, 2025. Pedro Mattey/AFP

Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term as president of Venezuela today, despite a widespread belief at home and abroad that he lost the election.

Maduro will extend his rule over the struggling South American country to 2031 after his inauguration, which will take place against a backdrop of protests and allegations of repression.