Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns after nearly a year in exile

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-25 18:11:04 UTC

María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela on Sunday, her first return since December 2025, as doubts grow over the country's democratic future under interim President Delcy Rodríguez.

Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday, her first appearance since December 2025, about a month before U.S. forces deposed then-President Nicolás Maduro. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Machado posted on X: "I am here. With you." Her ally Edmundo González confirmed the arrival and said he would join her "very soon." [1] [2] [3] [4]

Rodríguez has exceeded the authorized period as interim president and no election is scheduled. Machado and her allies are demanding a date for presidential elections. [1] [2] [4]

Sources

1. Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile

   CBC World · 2026-10-25 16:38:13 UTC · Full text

2. María Corina Machado back in Venezuela after 10 months in exile

   Euronews World · 2026-10-25 16:54:12 UTC · Full text

3. Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela

   The Guardian · 2026-10-25 17:00:12 UTC · Full text

4. Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile

   France 24 English · 2026-10-25 17:10:11 UTC · Full text

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