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Venezuela opposition alliance reaffirms Machado as its leader
Venezuela’s opposition alliance reaffirmed María Corina Machado as its leader at a meeting in Caracas on Sunday.
Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is living in exile in Panama and has been blocked from returning to Venezuela, according to her party.
The alliance issued 14 proposals for a democratic transition, including freeing political prisoners, protecting political parties and allowing exiles to return.
Venezuela is now led by interim President Delcy Rodríguez, after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the U.S. military in January.
The opposition called for free, competitive elections but set no date, while Machado’s party is seeking a vote next year.
U.S.-backed talks between the government and an opposition faction are continuing in Caracas, but Machado has not been invited to join them.
Venezuela’s Unitary Democratic Platform (PUD) reaffirmed María Corina Machado as its leader at a meeting in Caracas on October 18.
Machado is an exiled Nobel Peace Prize laureate living in Panama, and the announcement increased pressure on authorities to allow her to return.
The alliance presented 14 proposals for a democratic transition, including releasing political prisoners and allowing exiles to return.
It called for free, competitive elections but did not set a date for a vote.
The announcement came as the government and an opposition faction held U.S.-backed talks, from which Machado was not invited to participate.
- Who
- Venezuela’s Unitary Democratic Platform, an alliance of opposition parties, reaffirmed María Corina Machado as its leader.
- What
- The alliance renewed its support for Machado and presented proposals for a democratic transition.
- When
- Sunday, October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Caracas, Venezuela.
- Why
- The alliance said it supported Machado’s leadership and called for a peaceful transition, free elections and political freedoms.
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Machado won the opposition coalition’s presidential primary.
Venezuela’s courts blocked Machado from running in the upcoming race and upheld a 15-year ban on her holding public office.
Machado left Venezuela to receive her Nobel Peace Prize and went into exile.
The PUD reaffirmed Machado as its leader and presented 14 proposals for a democratic transition.
- Coalition
- Unitary Democratic Platform (PUD)
- Leader
- María Corina Machado
- Meeting place
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Transition proposals
- 14
- Election date
- Not set
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What people are saying
The will of the Venezuelans must once again govern the destiny of our nation
We will not accept political prisoners, persecution or a governing power that disregards the mandate of its citizens. Living in freedom and under a genuine constitutional order is a legitimate demand of our society.
The US government and the Venezuelan people all agree that the only way to make this sustainable and a real victory is to turn Venezuela into a stable democracy
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La voluntad de los venezolanos debe volver a regir los destinos de nuestra nación. Ese es el compromiso que reafirmé en mi mensaje con motivo de la presentación de las 14 propuestas de la Plataforma Unitaria Democrática para recuperar la República. No aceptaremos presos