Opposition candidate Edmundo González, who had promised to return to the country and be the one to be sworn in as president, ...

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Dominican Republic, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP PhotoRicardo Hernandez) Government supporters shout at opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who are protesting the day before his ...

González was on a regional tour of Latin America in an effort to rally support before the inauguration, with his last stop being in the Dominican Republic. Standing before officials, Maduro was ...

Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic rejected this Saturday the inauguration ceremony of President Nicolás Maduro for a third term in Venezuela following elections they consider ...

A campaign banner of President Nicolas Maduro adorns a building ... She spoke at the hotel in the Dominican Republic where they were staying. Maduro is facing more international rebuke than ...

was in the Dominican Republic, which was supposed to the last stop on his tour of the Americas before attempting to return to Venezuela to be sworn in. In his video message, he told supporters that ...

But last Friday, when Maduro was sworn in, he called it off saying the necessary security conditions weren’t there to allow his return. An airport official in the Dominican Republic, who requested ...

She spoke at the hotel in the Dominican Republic where they were staying. But this isn’t the first time Maduro's claim to power has been questioned. Dozens of countries led by the U.S. condemned ...