Venezuelans call for elections in first national protest in nearly two years
Thousands joined the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years, pressing for a set election timetable, Machado’s return and the release of political prisoners.
- On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the Venezuelan opposition organized nationwide protests demanding a 2027 presidential election, the safe return of opposition leader Corina Machado, and the release of political prisoners.
- Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, remains outside Venezuela after supporters say she made seven failed attempts to return this year; her party Vente Venezuela announced the mobilization earlier this week.
- The main rally occurs at 4:00 p.m. at Plaza Venezuela in front of Torre Polar. Organizers adopted the slogan, "The election date is the date of liberation."
- Diosdado Cabello, a senior chavista leader, announced a rival march for the same day, raising the risk of clashes between opposition and government supporters in Caracas.
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The opposition calls for elections and the release of political prisoners.
The Venezuelan opposition returned on Thursday to the streets to demand free elections next year, the return of María Corina Machado to Venezuela and the freedom of...
In Venezuela there have been the first nationwide protests of the opposition in almost two years.
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SIC NotíciasHundreds of people have protested in various cities in Venezuela to demand the release of political prisoners, the urgent marking of presidential elections and the return to the country of opposition leader María Corina Machado, in a climate of political uncertainty and calls for international pressure.
In Venezuela, supporters of opposition politicians and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado called for their return. It was the largest rally since President Maduro was deposed by the US.
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