| Respect is earnt, dude, not demanded. |
In a Tweet on Sunday, Maduro, who is to be sworn in on Thursday, said the Venezuelan people had given "legitimacy" to his administration "with their vote".
"To those who hope to break our will, make no mistake. Venezuela will be respected!" he said.
His comments came after the opposition-controlled National Assembly declared Maduro's presidency illegitimate and called on the military to support efforts to "restore democracy" in the South American country.
Speaking at the start of a new legislative session on Saturday, Juan Guaido, the assembly's new president, said politicians reaffirmed "the illegitimacy of Nicolas Maduro".