REACTION: Machado’s Return to Venezuela Set to Test Democratic Transition
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AQ Editors
The opposition leader's comeback adds to pressure for setting an electoral timetable.
In a surprise move, María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s most popular political leader, returned to her country on October 25, reigniting expectations of a democratic transition and the possibility of early elections, as the U.S. exerts unprecedented control over the nation since capturing and removing Nicolás Maduro from power in January. After almost 11 months outside Venezuela, Machado reappeared in the central city of Barquisimeto and posted on X: “I am here. With you all,” after entering the country from Colombia. She had made several unsuccessful attempts to...
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