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Venezuela’s Exiled Opposition Leader Comes Home

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María Corina Machado intends to push for elections.

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  1. The Economist

    Back in Venezuela, María Corina Machado may speed the return of democracy (opens The Economist)

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    She will push for elections to happen sooner than Donald Trump had in mind

  2. Bloomberg

    Venezuela’s Regime Says Machado Must Repent and Avoid Spectacle (opens Bloomberg)

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    Venezuela’s government urged opposition leader María Corina Machado to change tack and make a positive contribution to the oil-rich South American country’s political process and economic recovery.

  3. Bloomberg

    Venezuelan Leader Commits to Elections Ahead of Machado Speech (opens Bloomberg)

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    Venezuela will hold elections organized by an overhauled electoral regulator and witnessed by the international community, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said in a rare televised address Thursday, as pressure builds on her interim government after the return of opposition leader María Corina Macha…

  4. Local News 8

    Machado pushes for new elections in first news conference since returning to Venezuela (opens Local News 8)

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    By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she returned to the country from exile this past week to mobilize society as she pushes for new elections next year. “I have returned to finish a task and to fulfill a mandate,” she said Thursday in her first news co…

  5. Christian Science Monitor

    The face of Venezuela’s opposition returns, testing fragile democratic transition (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    As Venezuela transitions from the ouster of its authoritarian leaders, the return of María Corina Machado could alter the course of politics in the South American nation.

  6. Wall Street Journal

    Machado’s Return Offers a Preview of Venezuela’s Next Election—Whenever It Comes (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Interim President Rodríguez and opposition leader Machado laid out competing visions, sounding the opening gun of a power struggle.

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado hopeful for 2027 presidential election (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela, asserting that the country is moving toward presidential elections in 2027

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Venezuela: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says US backs 2027 election (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The return of Maria Corina Machado, who says Trump opened the "floodgate to freedom" for Venezuela, presents a challenge for Washington as Trump has also backed interim President Delcy Rodriguez.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Venezuela’s Machado lauds Trump for ‘freedom’, urges 2027 elections (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Nobel winner returns to Venezuela from exile, urging elections and criticising a controversial US oil deal with Caracas.

  10. Foreign Policy

    Venezuela’s Exiled Opposition Leader Comes Home (opens Foreign Policy)

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    Foreign Policy's feed description

    María Corina Machado intends to push for elections.

  11. National Review

    Now Is the Time for the U.S. to Pursue Venezuelan Elections (opens National Review)

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    María Corina Machado’s push for a democratic transition can give the Trump administration a much-needed foreign policy win.

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