Machado vows to lead Venezuela 'when right time comes'
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado declared her intention to become Venezuela's first female president when the time is right, emphasizing her mission to transform the country.
- Machado recently presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump, praising his commitment to Venezuela's freedom, though Trump has not endorsed her leadership due to perceived lack of domestic support.
- Despite Machado's opposition claims of victory in the 2024 elections, Trump has engaged with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who was formerly Maduro's vice-president.
- Rodríguez held a CIA director meeting in Caracas to improve US-Venezuela relations and announced oil industry reforms to attract foreign investment, signaling a shift from Maduro's policies.
- Trump described Rodríguez as a "
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