The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election met Monday with U.S. President Joe Biden just days ahead of Maduro's contested inauguration to a third term.

President Joe Biden on Monday met with Venezuela's opposition leader ahead of this week's inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro's contested third term, according to multiple reports.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro began a third term as president on Friday, cementing his increasingly authoritarian rule.

US President Joe Biden met exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia at the White House on Monday and warned authorities in Caracas against carrying out reprisals against peaceful protesters.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday, a move rejected by the opposition, which called it a "coup d'etat" achieved through alleged election fraud and a campaign of repression.

Biden Endorses Venezuela's Opposition Leader Gonzalez, Rejects Maduro's Victory | Firstpost America Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez met with US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss Venezuela's disputed presidential election and the fight for democracy.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González at the White House on Monday, according to a senior administration official. The meeting comes as the Biden administration recognized González as the nation's "president-elect" following Venezuela's disputed July elections.

Aides to Maria Corina Machado say the Venezuela opposition leader has been arrested when her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in office since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday despite a global uproar that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony's eve.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be 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.

Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado’s aides said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials of her arrest, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power.