(10 Jan 2019) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in to a second term Thursday despite international calls for him to step down amid a devastating economic crisis.
Maduro, accompanied by his wife Celia Flores, arrived at the Venezuelan Supreme Court for the inauguration and was greeted by applause by his supporters.
After reciting the national anthem, Maduro took the oath of office and signed the documents of his appointment as President.
Seventeen Latin American governments, plus the United States and Canada, rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's election victory.
Most countries from Europe and Latin America didn't send representatives to the inauguration ceremony.
In a speech, Maduro vowed to continue the legacy of the late President Hugo Chavez and accused the United States of trying to ignite unrest through its increasing economic sanctions.
He said he was ready to guide his country towards a better future.
Maduro's second term extends Venezuela's socialist revolution amid widespread complaints that he has stripped Venezuela of its last vestiges of democracy.
Maduro denies that he's a dictator and often blames President Donald Trump for leading an economic war against Venezuela that's destroying the country.

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