US EditionMachado Once Backed Trump’s Venezuela Plan. Now the Jilted Nobel Laureate Is Frozen Out
The European Commission supports a Venezuelan-led democratic transition after opposition leader Edmundo González's reported 2024 election victory, contrasting U.S. control efforts over oil resources.
- On Monday, the European Commission ruled out recognising Delcy Rodríguez as a legitimate head of state and framed Nicolás Maduro's removal as a Venezuelan-led democratic transition.
- Backed by María Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Edmundo González was identified as the 2024 election winner, shaping the opposition's claim while both remain in exile.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump pressured Delcy Rodríguez to comply with U.S. demands and prioritised securing total access to Venezuela's oil, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed a military quarantine over exports.
- Spain's Pedro Sánchez criticised the U.S. action as a dangerous breach of international law, Emmanuel Macron told ministers, 'France supports popular sovereignty, and this popular sovereignty was expressed in 2024,' while Paula Pinho emphasised abiding by international law and the UN Charter.
- EU leaders emphasize Maduro's illegitimacy and the democratic potential of his removal, contrasting with the United States' focus on securing oil access, creating a policy rift over Venezuelan reconstruction.
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Machado once backed Trump’s Venezuela plan. Now the jilted Nobel Laureate is frozen out
María Corina Machado called for law‑enforcement pressure and a Venezuelan‑led transition; Trump’s raid, custody of Maduro, and embrace of a regime insider have rewritten her script.
The European Commission this Monday called for a democratic transition in Venezuela that includes opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, after the United States illegally stopped Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. “The next steps are on dialogue towards a democratic transition, which must include Edmundo González and María Corina Machado,” community spokesman Anitta Hipper said at the daily press conference of the European Commis…
The European Commission asks that, once Nicolás Maduro is down, a democratic transition begins in Venezuela. And to put it into action, we must have the opposition to the dictatorship. That, at least, the EU Executive thinks, that this Monday has indicated that “the next steps towards a democratic transition must include Edmundo González and María Corina Machado,” according to a spokesperson of the Commission for Foreign Policy Affairs.
President Trump flatly refused to have the leader of the Venezuelan opposition
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“The next steps are on dialogue towards a democratic transition,” said Community spokesman Anitta Hipper at the daily press conference of the European Commission.The EU calls for “containment” following the US attack on Venezuela and calls for respect for “international law and the Charter of the United Nations.” The European Commission called on Monday for a democratic transition in Venezuela that would include opposition leaders María Corina M…
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