Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
Supporters in Caracas celebrated her return as Machado renewed demands for a presidential election date and met families affected by political repression.
- After more than 10 months in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday, entering a political landscape reshaped by the United States without her involvement.
- Machado attempted to re-enter Venezuela seven times over previous months without success, including failed efforts in June during earthquake relief and three denials in September while acting President Delcy Rodríguez attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- Following President Nicolás Maduro's January ousting, the United States began steering Venezuela toward democratic transition through the acting government, though the process excluded Machado and opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.
- In late August, President Donald Trump announced a U.S. agreement to take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves, which Machado questioned in a video statement as signed by an illegitimate regime.
- Trump claimed Machado 'does not have the support or the respect within the country' to lead, while the acting government has yet to announce a date for elections promised at the General Assembly.
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Maria Corina Machado is back in Venezuela after almost a year abroad, shaking up a political scene already dominated by an uneasy partnership between Caracas and Washington. "I am here. With you all," the opposition leader posted Sunday on X, as her party shared images of supporters greening her at...
María Corina Machado is back in Venezuela after seven failed attempts to return
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned after more than ten months abroad, renewing pressure on acting President Delcy Rodríguez to schedule a constitutionally required presidential election.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has secretly returned home. Machado announced her return via social media on the 25th (local time), stating, "I am here. With you." She did not disclose her specific whereabouts or route of return. Machado has been living in exile since leaving the country last December to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. During this time, Machado attempted to return seven times.
Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela to push for elections
CARACAS, Venezuela - María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate, returned to Venezuela on Sunday after more than 10 months abroad - a homecoming that could test the Trump administration’s control over the country. Machado will push for elections to replace the interim government that was installed after the U.S. military’s seizure of President Nicolás Maduro in early January, a top Machado adviser said.
Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after nearly a year
Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after nearly a year abroad and met supporters in Lara state. Her arrival renews focus on free elections amid Washington's continued support for interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
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