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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns to Caracas, calls for elections next year

· Caracas, Venezuela · confirmed by 2 outlets

María Corina Machado returned to Caracas and called for elections next year. She said her return was organized by her team, not any government, while thanking Trump but keeping distance from Washington.

Location
Caracas, Venezuela · Venezuela live map
Coordinates
10.48°N 66.90°W
Reported
29 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC
Category
Unrest & politics · Politics
Impact
2 of 5 · Notable
Situation
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Opposition leader Machado returns to Caracas and calls for elections next year

On Thursday, María Corina Machado returned to Caracas and called for elections next year. She said her team, not any government, organized her return, and while thanking Trump she kept her distance from Washington. On Tuesday, Trump told a Texas rally he had a US oil deal with Venezuela's post-Maduro government and suggested Venezuela become the 51st state.

  • Machado said her return was organized by her team, not any government.
  • Trump showed off a tanker with 1m barrels of oil at a Texas rally on Tuesday, nine months after the US captured Nicolás Maduro.
  • Reports on Monday said Machado must avoid offending the Trump administration while asserting her own leadership.
Updated 29 Oct 2026, 23:09 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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