Venezuelan opposition leader returns from exile amid political tensions
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- Maria Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after spending over 10 months in exile.
- She was welcomed by thousands of supporters in Caracas upon her arrival.
- Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said she hopes dialogue will include all voices.
- The European Union welcomed Machado's return and called for free and fair elections.
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First reported by The Straits Times Awaiting Machado’s return, Venezuela opposition looks ahead to elections
Toronto Star Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen
The New York Times María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela
The Times of India ‘I am here. With you’: Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile
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- The Hill, centreDemocrats seize on Machado’s return to push for Venezuela elections
- The Hill, centreRubio responds to Machado return: Can’t ‘street-protest your way into a democracy’
- Washington Examiner, right-leaningTrump and Rubio bring Venezuela back into focus as Machado reenters country
- The Straits Times, centreNobel Peace Prize committee welcomes Machado’s return to Venezuela
- BBC News, centreOpposition leader María Machado returns from exile to a Venezuela reshaped by Trump
- CBS News, left-leaningVenezuelan officials allowed Maria Corina Machado to return, Rubio says
- The New York Times, left-leaningMachado’s Return to Venezuela Tests Limits of U.S. Sway
- Toronto Star, left-leaningUS told Venezuelan authorities that opposition leader Machado should be allowed to return
- The Christian Science Monitor, centreVenezuela’s opportunity for reconciliation built on ‘truth’ and ‘transparency’
- The Straits Times, centreAfter return of opposition leader, Venezuela’s acting president says hopes dialogue will offer space for all voices