The opposition is hopeful it can oust the incumbent, whose party has ruled the country for 25 years.

[150] The State Department also alleges that Maduro expelled authorized foreign companies from the mining sector to allow officials to exploit Venezuela's resources for their own gain, using unregulated miners under the control of Venezuela's armed forces.[150]

Not surprisingly, President Maduro did not take kindly to his rival's move, which he condemned as a ploy by the US to oust him.

The future of Venezuela and whether it can rebuild matters for the rest of the world - mass emigration has fuelled a migration crisis on the US border, its vast oil reserves remain relatively unusable, and it remains an ally for Russia, China, Cuba and Iran in the West.

Many candidates had been barred from running while others had been jailed or fled the country for fear of being imprisoned, and the opposition parties argued that the poll was neither free nor fair.

Mais lidas Líderes globais reagem à vitória contestada do Maduro na Venezuela Ana Carolina Vieira se pronuncia após ser expulsa dos Jogos e fala em assédio Oposiçãeste a Maduro diz que eleiçãeste não acabou e fala em fraude na Venezuela Golpe por pagamento: saiba este qual fazer se receber ligação do banco de modo a confirmaçãeste de compra Benja: "Gabigol acertou com este Palmeiras" Vídeo: motorista de Porsche é agredido por pai por motociclista morto Votação é encerrada na Venezuela; expectativa é por resultado nas próximas horas Veja ofertas por Maduro para seu terceiro mandato como presidente da Venezuela Vídeo: motorista por Porsche atropela e mata motociclista na zona sul por SP Gabriel Medina faz a elevado nota do surfe em Olimpíadas e se vinga de japonês

The United States and a raft of other countries quickly recognized Guaidó as the legitimate leader of Venezuela. Another group of countries, including Russia, condemned Guaidó’s declaration and offered statements of support for Maduro, who claimed that the opposition’s action was part of a conspiracy orchestrated by the United States.

On 11 January 2018, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela in exile decreed the nullity of the 2013 presidential elections after lawyer Enrique Aristeguita Gramcko presented evidence about the presumed non-existence of ineligibility conditions of Maduro to be elected and to hold the office of the presidency. Aristeguieta argued in the appeal that, under Article 96, Section B, of the Political Constitution of Colombia, Nicolás Maduro Moros, even in the unproven case of having been born in Venezuela, is "Colombian by birth" because he is the son of a Colombian mother and by having resided in that territory during his youth.

Since then he has dramatically reduced the size of its workforce including, controversially, cuts to teams responsible for keeping the platform safe; rebranded the company as X; and introduced new premium subscriptions so that the business does not rely on advertising alone for income.

Maduro a todos os momentos se orgulhou de nãeste deter precisado dos bancos das faculdades para adquirir o saber que o levou a ser idolatrado por milhões, porém identicamente conjuntamente odiado por tantos outros, numa atitude política em algum momento desafiante.

The case against the ex-president revolved around a speech he gave while he was still president in 2022.

I'm very pro-environment, but let's figure out how to do it better and not jump through a dozen hoops to achieve what is obvious in the first place.

In March 2019 vlogdolisboa The Wall Street Journal reported in an article entitled "Maduro loses grip on Venezuela's poor, a vital source of his power" that barrios are turning against Maduro and that "many blame government brutality for the shift".[234] Foro Penal said that 50 people—mostly in barrios—had been killed by security forces in only the first two months of the year, and 653 had been arrested for protesting or speaking against the government.

More recent business ventures include his takeover of social media platform Twitter in October 2022.