Venezuela’s Machado vows another run for presidency and eyes return from exile before end of 2026
Machado said a free election would need 7 to 9 months of preparation and called for neutral electoral authorities and updated voter rolls.
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Corina Machado announced plans to run for president again and return to Venezuela before the end of 2026.
- Machado has lived in exile since December after 11 months in hiding within Venezuela, then traveled to Norway where she received the Nobel Peace Prize.
- She told reporters in Panama City that she seeks to compete in "an impeccable election" requiring seven to nine months of planning with neutral electoral authorities.
- The White House sidelined Machado four months ago to work with acting President Delcy Rodriguez, while the Trump administration has dampened talk of new elections.
- Venezuelan law requires elections within 30 days of a president becoming "permanently unavailable," though it remains unclear when the nation will hold its next vote.
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Machado Announces Presidential Bid, Says Delcy 'Will Leave'
Machado confirmed her presidential bid Saturday from Panama, told Delcy she will leave, as the US Southern Command ran an embassy drill over Caracas. The post Machado Announces Presidential Bid, Says Delcy ‘Will Leave’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says she will run in next presidential election
Caracas, May 24 (SANA) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she intends to run in the country’s next presidential election, despite authorities not yet announcing an official date for the vote. “I will run,” Machado said during a visit to Panama, where she met members of the Venezuelan community, according to Agence France-Presse. Machado voiced support for recent U.S. policies toward Venezuela and thanked U.S. President Donald…
PANAMA CITY.- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado announced this Saturday that she plans to run for president. In addition, she said that before the end of 2026 she intends to be back in Venezuela. Meanwhile, after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, it is not yet known when there will be elections in the Latin American country. Machado's statements were given in the framework of a meeting that took place this Saturday in Panama, where …
Opposition María Corina Machado said in an event in Panama that Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, will come out of power.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Saturday that she would be a candidate in the event of free elections in Venezuela, which have not yet been scheduled.
Venezuela's Machado vows another run for presidency, eyes return from exile by end of 2026
She told reporters in Panama City that she and the other gathered opposition leaders remain committed to a democratic transition “through free and fair presidential elections, where all Venezuelans inside and outside the country vote”.
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