VAST VIEW Venezuela's Exiled Nobel Winner Returns Home, Praises Trump, Demands 2027 Vote
Opposition leader and Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado came back to Venezuela from exile, thanking Trump for enabling her return while blasting a controversial US oil deal with Caracas and pushing for elections in 2027.
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Venezuelan opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after a period in exile, according to Al Jazeera. She credited US President Donald Trump with helping create the conditions for her return, calling it a step toward 'freedom' for her country.
Despite the praise for Trump, Machado used her return to criticize a recent oil agreement struck between the United States and the government in Caracas, arguing it undermines efforts to pressure the ruling administration. She called instead for genuine elections to be held in 2027 as a path toward democratic change.
Machado's homecoming marks a high-profile moment for Venezuela's opposition movement, which has long pushed for free elections amid ongoing political tension with the government of Nicolas Maduro, Al Jazeera reported.
Sources: Al Jazeera
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