Venezuelans demand opposition leader Machado's return
Hundreds of people held rallies in Venezuela demanding the safe return of Maria Corina Machado, and fair elections.
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado faced demands for her return to Venezuela and a call for fair elections during a rally in Caracas on Sunday. Supporters wore sky-blue shirts, representing her Vente Venezuela party, and rode motorcycles through the streets. Similar protests were held in other Venezuelan state capitals. Flavio Valentini, an activist, stated the rally was a movement by the people, not just political parties.
Machado, currently in Panama, has made seven failed attempts to return to Venezuela since December, when she received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Courts barred her from running in elections under President Nicolás Maduro, but her stand-in candidate reportedly won. Maduro disputed the results, leading to a crackdown on dissidents and forcing Machado and opposition leaders into exile.
The US captured Maduro in January, but Machado has not returned to Venezuela since then. The country is currently governed by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who has cooperated with Washington. Vente Venezuela hopes the transition leads to elections and a free, democratic Venezuela.
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