Venezuela's Machado vows to return

Venezuela’s main Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to return home quickly, praising US President Donald ‘Trump for toppling her enemy Nicolas Maduro and declaring her movement ready to win a free election.

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Trump appears, however, to hope for now to work with interim President Delcy Rodriguez and other senior officials from Maduro’s government, disappointing the opposition and contributing to nervousness around Venezuela.

“I’m planning to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible,” said Machado, 58, an industrial engineer and mother of three who escaped from Venezuela in disguise in October to receive t, which she dedicated to Trump.

“We believe that this transition should move forward,” she told Fox News in an interview. “We won an election (in 2024) by a landslide under fraudulent conditions. In free and fair elections, we will win over 90% of the votes.”

Trump, however, has said the US needs to help address Venezuela’s problems before an election, calling a 30-day timeline unrealistic. “We have to fix the country first. You can’t have an election. There’s no way the people could even vote,” Trump told NBC.

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