President Maduro is Sworn in as Head of the Venezuelan State

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L), Jan. 10, 2025.

January 10, 2025 Hour: 11:05 am

The Bolivarian leader will serve his third term until 2031.

On Friday morning, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived at the National Assembly to be sworn in as head of state for the 2025–2031 term.

At the seat of the Legislative Branch in Caracas, he greeted hundreds of citizens who had gathered there since the early hours to witness the event. He also greeted representatives from various countries.

Subsequently, Maduro received honors from the presidential guard in the company of Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, and the National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.

“Before this Constitution, I swear by the historic, noble and courageous Venezuelan people that I will fulfill all its mandates. I inaugurate the new period of peace, prosperity and new democracy,” said the Bolivarian leader before the chair of the National Assembly.

El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Jorge Rodríguez, pone la banda presidencial a Nicolás Maduro, que acaba de asumir su tercer mandato (2025-2031). #YoJuramentoANicolás #YoJuroConMaduro #El10YoJuroConMaduro pic.twitter.com/xGprlWrPyH
— ✨ 𝔧𝔬𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔯𝔦𝔰 ✨ (@ndis_li) January 10, 2025

The text reads, “The National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez places the presidential sash on Nicolas Maduro, who has just assumed his third term (2025-2031).”

After being sworn in as Venezuela’s Constitutional President, Maduro received the presidential sash and the necklace with the keys to the ark that holds the country’s constitutional records.

“I have been given the symbolic elements required by law that invest me with power and authority. I have sworn before Commander Chavez absolute loyalty to his legacy, to his struggle, to his dream, and to this man who achieved the historic feat of bringing to this century the original project and dreams of the liberators who drove the Spanish Empire from all of South America,” Maduro stated.

Delegations from 125 countries and international organizations participated in the swearing-in ceremony. Among the international leaders in attendance were Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Russian State Duma President Viacheslav Volodin, St. Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, and former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

#9ederrotandoalfascismo 💪🏽 "Hugo Chávez" y "Nicolás Maduro" son símbolos de resistencia. #CubaConVenezuela apoyando la lucha por la justicia. ¡La Asamblea Nacional está con el pueblo! #YoJuroConMaduroPorElFuturo ✊🏽@1NuevoOrden
Colombia y Venezuela una sola bandera#Venezuela pic.twitter.com/GpiptlBL8W
— Colombia Humana Venezuela (@ColombiaHumanaV) January 10, 2025

The text reads, “Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro are symbols of resistance. Cuba is with Venezuela supporting the fight for justice. The National Assembly is with the people! Colombia and Venezuela, one flag.”

Meanwhile, thousands of citizens filled Caracas’ main avenues to express their support for the Bolivarian leader and his management at the head of the country, a stable nation with an economy that is advancing steadily despite over 900 sanctions from the U.S. and the European Union.

“Today we can say that Venezuela is at peace and in full exercise of sovereignty and national independence. We have always complied with our Constitution because we wrote it together with the people,” President Maduro stated.

The swearing-in took place in accordance with Article 231 of the Venezuelan Constitution, which establishes that the candidate elected at the polls will take office as President of the Republic on January 10 of the first year of the constitutional period by swearing an oath before the National Assembly.

On July 28, 2024, Nicolas Maduro won the presidential elections with 6,408,844 votes, representing approximately 52 percent of the total.