Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term Friday despite international condemnation of his recent reelection as illegitimate, as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on opponents.

Almost no one outside Venezuela, and fewer people in the country, see him as a legitimate leader.

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