Since his loss in Venezuela’s election last year, governing for Maduro has largely become an exercise in repression and controlling the narrative.

Maduro’s inauguration seals an election outcome that opposition politicians and the US government say was stolen.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday to serve a third six-year term, extending his increasingly repressive rule until 2031 despite protests and credible evidence that his opponent won the election.