Venezuelans once again watched as Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office on Friday, donning the executive sash and declaring himself president despite irregularities and questions around his election.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term on Friday, despite a six-month-long election dispute and international calls for him to stand aside. The US bounty has been raised to 25 million for his capture.

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the country’s opposition movement has decried as “coup d’etat”, capping more than five months of dispute over last summer’s contested election.