Politics
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile
October 25, 2026 at 05:59 PM · Updated 9m ago
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5 reports · 1 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns from exile
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SNSky News Arabia
زعيمة المعارضة الفنزويلية تعود بعد نحو عام بالمنفى
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TGThe Guardian
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
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BNBBC News
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
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CNCNN
Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela from exile
(opens the publisher’s site)María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile, announcing her arrival on X on Sunday.
- Machado, who left Venezuela in December to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, wrote "I am here. With you" on X on Sunday.
- Her ally Edmundo González Urrutia confirmed her arrival and said he would also return to Venezuela soon.
- The Trump administration, which ousted Nicolás Maduro in January and backed Delcy Rodríguez as interim president, had reportedly opposed her return.
- Trump said he knew nothing about her return, adding that he hoped she was safe and called her "a very nice woman."
- Machado was greeted by cheering supporters at a church in Lara upon her arrival on Sunday.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited her homecoming to US-supported reconciliation talks.