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Venezuelans protesting President Nicolas Maduro's return to power for a highly contested third term this week said they did not want a "Cuban-style dictatorship." But analysts say Maduro's methods borrow more from another Latin American country whose autocratic leader attended his inauguration Friday: aging Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega.

Electoral authorities loyal to the ruling party declared Maduro the winner hours after polls closed on July 28, but unlike in previous presidential elections, they did not provide detailed vote counts.

Venezuelans protesting President Nicolas Maduro's return to power for a highly contested third term this week said they did not want a "Cuban-style dictatorship."

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

Yesterday, opposition leader María Corina Machado posted a video on social media saying the moment was not right for his return. Recorded in hiding, she promised: “Edmundo will come to Venezuela to be sworn in as constitutional president of Venezuela at the right time.”

(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel, right, and Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega attend the swearing-in ceremony of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo ...

The Biden administration announced a slew of new sanctions against allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in opposition to his claim of election victory, calling his Friday inauguration

In the crowd celebrating Maduro’s inauguration was Presidents Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua – countries also facing international sanctions for democratic crackdowns.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a special envoy to attend the third swearing in of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, state-run Xinhua reported

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday, following an election that many in the international community and the opposition considered rigged.

Nicolas Maduro's controversial presidency in Venezuela faces international backlash and economic decline amid authoritarian rule and sanctions.