Maduro’s inauguration seals an election outcome that opposition politicians and the US government say was stolen.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month-long election dispute,

Nicolás Maduro took the oath before parliament, vowing his third six-year term in office would be a "period of peace".