Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on its opponents.

The Venezuelan capital Caracas was getting ready on Friday to host the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro's third consecutive term as leader. Several central avenues of the city were blocked for the celebration under heavy police patrols.

Nicolás Maduro to be inaugurated for a third presidential term Watch live as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for a third six-year term in Caracas. This comes despite international condemnation of his recent reelection as illegitimate,