Machado returns to Venezuela as supporters press for elections
Politics · Venezuela · First reported 25 Oct, 17:10 · Updated 22:08
Opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after months in exile, drawing large crowds in Caracas. Her return renews pressure for elections under the US-backed interim government, which has not set a voting date.
- Machado returned on Sunday after months in exile and several unsuccessful attempts to re-enter Venezuela.
- Thousands of supporters welcomed her, lining highways and streets as she travelled toward Caracas in a convoy.
- Following the US capture of Nicolás Maduro, Washington backed his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, as interim president. Her government has promised elections but has not announced a date.
- Machado’s party wants elections next year and permission for her to run. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited Washington-backed talks with enabling her return and urged her to support the process.
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- Sunday, after months in exile.
- Election timetable
- The interim government has promised elections but set no date.
- Opposition demand
- Machado’s party seeks elections next year with her allowed to stand.
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