Thousands welcome Maria Corina Machado in Madrid shouting "President!"
Madrid is one of the European cities with the largest Venezuelan population, with more than 200,000 residents in the region. This afternoon, attendees, with Venezuelan flags and banners with slogans like "Maria Corina, hope and freedom", cheered the opposition leader when she appeared.
TL;DR
- Thousands of Venezuelans in Madrid rallied to support opposition leader María Corina Machado.
- Machado received the Golden Medal of the Madrid regional government.
- The event took place in the Puerta del Sol, with attendees waving Venezuelan flags and holding supportive banners.
- Machado was accompanied on the balcony by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid.
- The rally is the main event of Machado's visit to Spain, which included meetings with conservative politicians.
- Machado expressed gratitude to Donald Trump for his past actions against Nicolás Maduro.