Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Returns Home After Nearly a Year Away

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after an absence of nearly a year, an event that reportedly strained her relationship with the US President Donald Trump's administration. She was greeted by supporters in western Lara state.

Assembled News DeskOctober 25, 20261 min read

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According to the South China Morning Post, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived back home on Sunday following an absence of almost a year, and this return followed multiple unsuccessful attempts, which reportedly strained her connection with the US President Donald Trump's administration. The Nobel Peace Prize-winner posted on social media, stating, "I’m here. With you all."

Images distributed by her press team showed her appearing at a church in western Lara state, where bystanders sang the national anthem and shouted "liberty!" as she departed in an SUV, according to a witness from Reuters. Her team indicated that she plans to travel to Caracas by road.

Furthermore, the South China Morning Post noted that Machado's attempts to return have tested her relationship with the Trump administration, a relationship she has aimed to develop as an ally since prior to the removal of president Nicolas Maduro in January.

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