Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile
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Summary
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado said she returned to Venezuela on October 25, 2026, after more than 10 months in exile. Her return comes as the country’s political future remains uncertain, with interim president Delcy Rodríguez still in office and no election scheduled.Key Facts
- Machado announced her return in a post on X.
- She left Venezuela secretly in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.
- Her party said Venezuelan authorities had blocked at least seven attempts to return.
- Machado’s ally Edmundo González Urrutia welcomed her return and said he planned to join her.
- U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro about a month after Machado left Venezuela and took him to New York to face criminal charges.
- Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s deputy, is serving as interim president beyond the authorized period, according to the article.
- Machado and her allies are pressing for a date for a presidential election, while U.S. officials have prioritized economic stabilization.
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