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Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela after a period in exile. According to the New York Times, she had been outside the country for nearly 10 months; BBC reported she escaped on a speedboat and spent more than 10 months abroad. Machado announced her arrival on social media with the message "I am here. With you." according to NPR. Fox News reported that opposition figure Edmundo González has vowed to join her in pushing for democratic elections.
Reported by 6 outlets:
- CNN — Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile
- NYT — María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela
- NPR — Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile
- BBC — Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
- Fox News — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado makes surprise return home after nearly a year abroad
- BBC — Crowds welcome Venezuela's María Machado after months in exile
- CNN — What Trump is saying about Venezuela’s newly resurfaced opposition leader
- CNN — Trump responds to Machado’s return to Venezuela
- CNN — Machado finally made it back to Venezuela. Her challenge now is to pressure Rodríguez without upsetting the US
- NYT — Machado’s Return to Venezuela Tests Limits of U.S. Sway
- Bloomberg — ¿Machado acelerará la transición democrática en Venezuela?
- CNN — Venezuela’s Machado returns from exile to cheering crowds
- CNN — Trump suggests making Venezuela 51st state
- Bloomberg — Machado Thrust Back Into Job as Unifier of Venezuela Opposition
