Despite the massive protests against him that have been taking place in Caracas and other states of the country, Nicolás Maduro is preparing to assume the presidency of Venezuela for the third consecutive time before the deputies of the National Assembly this Friday, January 10, at the Federal Legislative Palace. The 62-year-old president, who assumed the position of head of state in 2013 after the death of Hugo Chávez, faces accusations of fraud after the controversial victory conceived by the National Electoral Council (CNE) at the end of the vote count of the elections of July 28, 2024.
According to the opposition, the winner of the comedians was the diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia with 70% of the votes. However, the electoral body maintains that Maduro won with 52% of the votes. That decision has provoked the rejection of thousands of Venezuelan citizens, above all, because the CNE has not provided evidence to confirm his electoral victory. For her part, opposition leader María Corina Machado called for a national march on January 9 to prevent the inauguration of Hugo Chávez’s heir.
What time to watch Nicolás Maduro’s inauguration as president of Venezuela?
The inauguration of Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela is scheduled for 12:00 (Caracas time / 12:00 am VET) this Friday, January 10, at the Federal Legislative Palace. Members of the National Assembly, ministers and allies of the ruling party will attend the event.
All the times in the world to watch Nicolás Maduro swear in in Venezuela
- 8am PST – Pacific Standard Time
- 9am MST – Mountain Standard Time
- 10am CST – Mexico City, Mexico
- 10am CST – Central Standard Time
- 11am COT – Bogota, Colombia
- 11am PET – Lima, Peru
- 11am EST – Estern Standard Time
- 11am EST – Ottawa, Canada
- 12pm VET – Caracas, Venezuela
- 12pm BOT – La Paz, Bolivia
- 12pm AEST – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 12pm AEST - San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1pm CLST – Santiago, Chile
- 1pm ART – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1pm BRT – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 4pm BST – United Kingdom
- 5pm CEST – Central Europe
- 6pm SAST – South Africa
- 7pm MSK – Moscow, Russia
- 8pm GST – Dubai, UAE
- 9:30pm IST – New Delhi, India
- 11pm WIB – Jakarta, Indonesia
- 11pm ICT – Bangkok, Thailand
- 12am CST – Beijing, China (Saturday, Jan 11)
- 3am AEST – Australia (Saturday, Jan 11)
- 5am NZST – New Zealand (Saturday, Jan 11)
How to watch the swearing-in of Nicolás Maduro in the United States?
The main news networks in the United States such as CNN, FOX News, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision and Telemundo will offer special coverage but with some limitations due to the prohibitions established by the Nicolás Maduro regime. Other options to watch it will be on the international Telesur channel.
Meanwhile, the most important networks in Venezuela such as VTV, Vive TV, ANTV, Ávila TV, Venevisión and Televen will offer extensive coverage for citizens who are in the country. If you are abroad and want the signal from these channels, you will need to purchase a VPN to do so.