US Has Proposed Venezuela Elections for 2027, Opposition Leader Says
Machado said Washington outlined a transition plan that includes a 2027 presidential vote as she returned to mobilize support for new elections.
- On Thursday, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spoke in Caracas following her return, noting U.S. suggestions for presidential elections next year and citing Secretary of State Marco Rubio's backing for a 2027 vote.
- Acting President Delcy Rodriguez has steered the nation toward democratic transition since the January 3 ouster of former leader Nicolas Maduro, releasing political prisoners and facilitating economic reforms.
- Thanking the U.S. government, Machado, a 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, emphasized her commitment to mobilizing society while criticizing the acting government's legitimacy.
- During a televised address Thursday, Rodriguez urged citizens to avoid confrontation, reiterating that 'there will be elections, as mandated by our Constitution,' though she stopped short of setting a specific date.
- While Machado pushes for next year, officials prioritize a 2027 vote; neither the United States nor the Venezuelan government has officially set a date for new elections.
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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio has put forward a sequence of facts for the purpose of moving towards a democratic transition that makes clear the holding of presidential elections in 2027,” the Venezuelan opposition leader said.
The issue of power transition is on the way.
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado, in her first substantial statements since she returned to the country this weekend, said on Thursday that the United States suggested that the presidential elections in the country take place next year, a schedule that she herself had already supported earlier.
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US has proposed Venezuela elections for 2027, opposition leader says
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, in her first substantive remarks since returning to the country over the weekend, said on Thursday the United States has suggested presidential elections in the country take place next year, a timeline she herself has previously supported.
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