Machado says US-backed plan points to Venezuela election in 2027
Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 18:31 · Updated 01:31
Maria Corina Machado said the United States had outlined steps toward a Venezuelan presidential election in 2027. She also called for political prisoners to be released and criticized an oil agreement with Washington.
- Machado said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had described steps toward a presidential election in 2027.
- She said dismantling the repressive system and securing the release of political prisoners were priorities; interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced elections but gave no date.
- Machado criticized the transparency of a US-Venezuela oil agreement and denied having contact with Rodriguez.
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- Election timeline Machado cited
- 2027
- Machado's time in exile
- 10 months
- Rodriguez's election announcement
- She said there would be elections but gave no date.
- Oil agreement
- Venezuela is expected to supply 20% of its oil reserves to the United States.
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- A previous Lux summary said Machado had returned to Caracas after nearly a year in exile and was willing to meet interim President Delcy Rodríguez; the interim government had not set an election date. [e2d11871-2961-4e5a-9860-7b506099c0e4]
- Another earlier Lux summary said Machado’s return renewed pressure for elections, while the US-backed interim government had not set a voting date. [fe31b4ec-b108-48d8-a62c-dfcef0a49669]
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