Venezuela's Machado returns from exile, urges elections in 2027
Nobel laureate and Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado has returned home from exile. She is calling for elections in 2027 and criticising a US oil deal with Caracas.
Venezuelan opposition figure and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after a period in exile, Al Jazeera reported on 30 October. Among her main messages on her return is a call for elections to be held in the country in 2027.
She is also criticising a controversial oil deal between the United States and the authorities in Caracas. The source does not set out the terms of the agreement, so its details are not known from this report.
Machado has also praised US President Donald Trump, linking his actions to "freedom". This suggests the opposition leader supports US involvement in Venezuelan politics while objecting to the specific oil arrangement.
The source does not say how Venezuelan authorities have responded to her return or her demand for a vote. The development matters because it bears on the country's political future, its relations with Washington and the future of its oil sector.
