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- Follow-up: Machado says she is ready to meet interim President Delcy Rodríguez after return to Caracas; EU urges inclusive dialogue
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado ended nearly a year in exile on Sunday, Oct 25, arriving in Caracas as thousands waved flags along highways and streets, chanting 'freedom'. CNA, citing AFP, reported that she said on Oct 26 she was willing to sit down with interim President Delcy Rodríguez. An EU foreign affairs spokesperson said the bloc hopes the Venezuelan authorities and political forces will seize the chance for an inclusive, Venezuelan-led dialogue leading to free and fair elections.
Oct 27, 2026 Morning - Follow-up: María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile, appears at Mass in Barquisimeto
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday, Oct 25, writing on X: 'I am here, with you.' She then attended Mass at a shrine in Barquisimeto, Lara state, about 354 km from Caracas. Machado, 59, left by speedboat last December to collect her prize in Oslo and stayed abroad for more than 10 months; in January US forces captured Maduro and Rodríguez became interim president. Trump said he hoped she would be safe.
Oct 26, 2026 Morning - Follow-up: Machado says the US has shut her out of Venezuela transition talks
Venezuelan opposition figures in Caracas had earlier published a document recognising Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado as opposition leader. Argentina's La Nación reported that on Oct 18 Machado backed a 'national grand agreement', again pledged to return home soon, and at a Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD) meeting urged Venezuelans to join institutional reconstruction plans. In a New York Times interview she questioned being left out of talks in Caracas between interim President Delcy Rodríguez and opposition representatives, and blamed that decision on Washington.
Oct 19, 2026 Afternoon - Venezuelan politicians recognise Nobel laureate María Corina Machado as opposition leader
Several Venezuelan political figures, in a document released in Caracas, agreed to 'recognise and support' the leadership of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado, France's Le Monde reports. Machado lives in exile in Panama. The document comes nearly 10 months after US forces captured Maduro.
Oct 19, 2026 Morning