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Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela and said the transition is moving toward presidential elections in 2027, while criticizing a recent U.S. oil agreement that would give the United States 20 percent of Venezuela’s oil reserves. She thanked the administration of Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for actions she described as opening a “floodgate to freedom.”
Machado, who spent ten months in exile, reiterated that her priorities include dismantling the repressive system and releasing political prisoners. She denied any contact with interim president Delcy Rodriguez and said she has not received a message from Rodriguez or Washington about meeting.
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