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Venezuela’s Maduro Takes Presidential Oath, Opposition Decries ‘Coup’

Venezuela’s Maduro Takes Presidential Oath, Opposition Decries ‘Coup’

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term rejected by the opposition as a “coup d’etat” achieved through election fraud and a campaign of repression. Maduro took the oath before parliament, vowing his next term would be a “period of peace,” a day after thousands took to the streets to protest his alleged power grab. …

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