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Opposition backs Maria Corina Machado for July 2025 elections

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC · How we work

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Opposition parties reaffirmed Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado as their leader.
The coalition presented 14 proposals for democratic transition, including political prisoner release and exile return rights.
Machado, exiled in Panama, said she wants elections by July 2025.
She has attempted re-entry at least seven times, but authorities blocked each attempt.
Machado reportedly petitioned U.S. President Donald Trump for help and gifted him her Nobel Peace Prize in January.

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Opposition parties reaffirmed Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado as their leader.
The coalition presented 14 proposals for democratic transition, including political prisoner release and exile return rights.
Machado, exiled in Panama, said she wants elections by July 2025.
She has attempted re-entry at least seven times, but authorities blocked each attempt.
Machado reportedly petitioned U.S. President Donald Trump for help and gifted him her Nobel Peace Prize in January.