Venezuela Opposition Alliance Reaffirms Nobel Laureate Machado as Leader
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The Venezuelan opposition ratified Corina Machado as leader and presented an agreement for democratic transition and free elections.
Venezuela opposition alliance reaffirms Nobel laureate Machado as leader
The coalition's announcement -- part of a new "Grand National Agreement" -- comes amid a third round of political transition talks between an opposition faction and the interim government, following the US ouster of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro in January. Machado, who is currently living in Panama and not leading those talks, has said she will not interfere in the process, which has the backing of Washington. Members of the opposition's Unita…
On Sunday, the Venezuelan opposition presented a "Great National Accord" that confirms the Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado as its leader, at a time when an opposition faction negotiates with the interim government a democratic transition in the country.
Political representatives presented 14 proposals for democratic transition, as well as a "road map" for general elections.
Decision results from an understanding between various opposition parties, which call for the country's redemocratisation, through, among other proposals, new elections and the release of political prisoners.
Several political representatives agreed to "recognize and support the leadership of Maria Corina Machado", in exile in Panama, according to a document published in Caracas, almost ten months after the American army captured Nicolas Maduro.
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