Opposition leader Machado announces return to Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has said she returned to her home country after nearly a year in exile.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has announced her return to her homeland after more than a year of exile. In a brief post on X, Machado expressed her presence in Venezuela, stating, "I am here. With you." Her ally, exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, echoed her sentiments, declaring, "Venezuela!
I am thrilled to announce that our leader, my dear Maria Corina, is on Venezuelan soil." Machado's return is viewed as a significant moment for Venezuelans, with her party asserting that she has attempted seven previous attempts to return, all thwarted by Venezuelan authorities. After her clandestine departure from Venezuela in late 2025 to accept her Nobel Peace Prize, Machado has lauded US President Donald Trump for orchestrating her departure, although the US has placed Vice President Delcy Rodríguez in charge as interim president.
Many analysts suspect that the US may have facilitated the ongoing blockade of Machado's return, given Trump's apparent endorsement of Vice President Rodríguez.
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