Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Fails in Return Attempts as Rodriguez Meets Trump
The opposition leader sought to return by boat and through Caribbean islands as Delcy Rodríguez met Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly.
- On Tuesday, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attempted to return home three times in the past 24 hours but failed to complete the journey, according to her team and media reports.
- Machado has remained in Panama since leaving Venezuela in late 2025 to collect her Nobel Peace Prize and meet US officials, following years in hiding after the disputed 2024 presidential election.
- Daughter Ana Corina Sosa confirmed on Tuesday that her mother is actively trying to return, acknowledging 'many forces' involved and that returning was 'not as simple as boarding a plane.'
- President Delcy Rodriguez met with President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in New York on Tuesday, deepening Washington's engagement with her government.
- Despite being Venezuela's most popular political figure with a 53 per cent positive image, Machado faces uncertainty as the US prioritizes ties with Rodriguez during the country's political transition.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado fails in return attempts as Rodriguez meets Trump
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made three unsuccessful bids to return to Venezuela in recent hours, her team and media said on Tuesday, as interim President Delcy Rodriguez met US President Donald Trump in New Y...
María Corina Machado "is imprisoned in Panama", reported journalist Irania Chirinos in a broadcast by NTN24.
One of the most recent attempts was after the devastating double earthquake in Venezuela on June 24.
The Venezuelan opposition leader is on a flight plan from Curaçao with Panamanian passport
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INTELLINEWSMaría Corina Machado managed to escape from Nicolás Maduro, but nine months later, with Maduro imprisoned in New York and much of the world he met then transformed, he has not managed to return to Venezuela. And according to ABC and he has seen in the first person this week, he has tried seven times, by land, air and sea, from the United States, Panama, Caribbean islands and other places, by means of commercial flights, private planes and boats …
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