Nicolás Maduro - Wikipedia
A special presidential election was held in 2013, where Maduro was declared the winner with 50.62% of the vote as the United Socialist Party of Venezuela candidate. He has ruled Venezuela by decree since 2015 through powers granted to him by the ruling party legislature.
United Socialist Party of Venezuela - Wikipedia
The party held its 3rd Congress in 2014, which elected Nicolás Maduro as the 2nd party president and honored Hugo Chávez posthumously as the party's eternal president and founder, and party policies were updated.
Nicolás Maduro sworn in for third term as Venezuelan president …
Jan 10, 2025 · Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the...
Nicolas Maduro | Biography, Facts, & Presidency | Britannica
Jan 11, 2025 · A zealous proponent of chavismo (the political system and ideology established by Chávez), Maduro was the successful candidate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela; PSUV) in the special election to replace Chávez, and he was reelected in 2018.
Venezuela's ruling party tests its organizing efforts ahead of next ...
Jun 10, 2024 · CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — With its decades-long grip on power under threat, Venezuela’s ruling party on Sunday tested a voter organizing campaign aimed at shoring up President Nicolás Maduro’s bid for a third term. The assessment followed weeks of efforts by local organizers of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela to increase support for Maduro.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro sworn in for third presidential term …
Jan 11, 2025 · Maduro was proclaimed winner of the country’s presidential election on July 28, by electoral authorities under the tight control of the ruling Socialist Party. But Venezuela’s opposition has ...
Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, …
Aug 28, 2024 · CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces, empowering a hard-line loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of a crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups.
Venezuela's Maduro announces candidacy for July re-election
Mar 16, 2024 · Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will run for a second re-election to secure another six-year term in voting planned for July 28, the ruling Socialist party said on Saturday.
Venezuela's Maduro takes new oath amid protests and …
Jan 10, 2025 · CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a new term on Friday, extending his increasingly repressive rule in the face of renewed protests and rebukes from the United States and others who believe he stole last year’s vote.. Venezuela’s legislative palace, where he was sworn in and delivered a fiery speech, was heavily guarded by security forces who ...
Venezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens As He Tightens Grip on …
Jan 10, 2025 · President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, shown during a swearing-in ceremony for militia members this week, has spent the last six months detaining foreigners, who experts say he plans to use as ...