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Montevideo, May 31st 2026 - 09:21 UTC

Tag: María Corina Machado

  • Tuesday, May 26th 2026 - 14:08 UTC

    María Corina Machado closes Panama visit with tribute to Venezuelans who crossed the Darién

    “More than 500,000 Venezuelans have crossed the Darién in search of freedom. Many remained on the way,” Machado said during her speech to the plenary of the Panamanian Parliament

    Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado on Monday closed her visit to Panama with a tribute to the more than half a million Venezuelan migrants who over the past decade crossed the Darién jungle on their way to North America, in a speech before the National Assembly of Panama and during the presentation of the key to Panama City by the municipal authorities. The visit was also marked by the confirmation of her presidential candidacy as part of the democratic transition plan set out by the United States following the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro on 3 January.

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  • Sunday, April 19th 2026 - 10:51 UTC

    Maria Corina Machado draws thousands of Venezuelans in Madrid, declares: “Today we begin the journey home”

    Machado appeared on the balcony of the Royal Post Office building alongside Ayuso, who introduced her as Venezuela's future president

    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado on Saturday drew thousands of Venezuelans to Madrid's Puerta del Sol, where she received the Gold Medal of the Community of Madrid from regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and proclaimed the start of a new phase in the push for free elections in Venezuela.

  • Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 02:07 UTC

    Machado meets Rubio in Washington, says her return to Venezuela is near

    “Excellent meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Thank you for your commitment to democracy, freedom, and the well-being of Venezuelans,” Machado wrote on her Instagram account

    Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado met Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington. It was the second meeting between the two since the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on January 3.

  • Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:57 UTC

    Rodríguez promises “legal certainty” to investors while Machado competes for attention from Texas

    Rodríguez's appearance came one day before Nicolás Maduro's hearing at a New York court

    Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, participated via videoconference on Wednesday at the FII Priority investment forum in Miami, where she assured American, Saudi, and Latin American investors that her government is advancing reforms to guarantee “legal certainty” for investments in the country.

  • Monday, March 16th 2026 - 00:50 UTC

    Former Chevron executive told CIA the opposition would struggle to control Venezuela

    Moshiri’s position aligned with a central concern in Washington: avoiding a power vacuum in a country where much of the institutional structure remained under chavista influence

    Ali Moshiri, Chevron’s former top executive for Venezuela and a longtime Washington interlocutor on energy matters, warned the CIA before Nicolás Maduro’s ouster that a direct handover of power to the opposition led by María Corina Machado could produce an unstable transition because she lacked control over the security apparatus and the state’s real power centers, according to a report published on Sunday. In that assessment, Moshiri recommended that the United States back Delcy Rodríguez as the more viable figure to manage the immediate succession.

  • Friday, March 13th 2026 - 02:57 UTC

    Thousands of Venezuelans in Santiago de Chile rally behind María Corina Machado

    Chile hosts one of the largest Venezuelan communities in the region, and Machado’s presence came amid a politically sensitive debate over migration, security and legal status

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado drew thousands of supporters to central Santiago on Thursday in the largest public demonstration she has led since leaving Venezuela in late 2025. The gathering, held between Paseo Bulnes and Parque Almagro, exceeded initial expectations and became one of the most visible displays of the Venezuelan diaspora in Chile in recent years. According to estimates by Carabineros cited by Chilean and Spanish media, turnout ranged between 16,000 and 17,000 people.

  • Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 03:49 UTC

    María Corina Machado arrives in Chile for Kast’s inauguration and meeting with Venezuelan migrants

    Beyond attending the inauguration, Machado has called Venezuelans in Chile to a Thursday afternoon gathering at Paseo Bulnes in downtown Santiago

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has arrived in Chile to attend Wednesday’s ceremony in which Gabriel Boric will hand over the presidency to José Antonio Kast, in a visit that also includes an event with Venezuelan residents in Santiago and several public appearances in the capital. She is among the international guests invited to the transfer of power, where Kast will formally take office at Congress in Valparaíso.

  • Friday, February 13th 2026 - 12:56 UTC

    Financial Times: Venezuelans turn more optimistic after Maduro’s capture

    The poll suggests opposition leader María Corina Machado would win decisively if a new vote were held this year: 67% said they would back Machado versus 25% for interim president Delcy Rodríguez

    A face-to-face poll reported by the Financial Times points to a sharp swing in public mood in Venezuela following the US military intervention and the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro. The paper said Venezuelans are “much more optimistic about the future”, while the same findings also show heightened concern over security.

  • Monday, February 9th 2026 - 12:41 UTC

    Venezuela re-arrests opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa hours after release

    Machado demanded his “immediate release,” saying he was seized by heavily armed men in civilian clothes

    Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was re-arrested only hours after leaving prison, in a move that sparked renewed accusations of political persecution and raised fresh questions about the scope of the government’s ongoing release process amid a pending amnesty bill.

  • Monday, February 9th 2026 - 04:05 UTC

    Venezuela frees Juan Pablo Guanipa and members of María Corina Machado’s inner circle

    Guanipa posted a video holding his release document and said: “There is much to talk about regarding Venezuela’s present and future, always with the truth ahead.”

    Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa and several close collaborators of anti-government figure María Corina Machado were released from detention in Venezuela on Sunday, in a new round of politically sensitive releases that rights groups say must be measured not only by numbers but also by whether detainees regain full civil and political rights.

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