Machado says in the US that elections in Venezuela should happen within the next 12 months "at most"
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado believes that elections in Venezuela should occur within the next 12 months "at most," she said this Monday during her participation in the Global Conference 2026 organized by the Milken Institute in Los Angeles (California). EFE Machado, Nobel Peace Prize winner 2025, was one of the first [...]
TL;DR
- María Corina Machado believes Venezuelan elections should happen within 12 months.
- She is participating in the Milken Institute's Global Conference 2026 in Los Angeles.
- Machado is following a three-phase plan presented by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- The plan aims for an electoral process to "relegitimize" Venezuelan authorities.
- The US has engaged with the government of Delcy Rodríguez following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
- Machado left Venezuela in December and spent time in hiding to avoid arrest.
- She plans to return to Venezuela despite fearing for her life.