Venezuelan opposition leader Machado fails in return attempts as Rodriguez meets Trump: Report
Machado’s team said she was blocked by air and sea obstacles in three attempts as Washington deepens ties with Venezuela’s interim government.
- On Tuesday, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made three unsuccessful attempts to return to Venezuela via air and sea, according to her team. The failed bids mark the latest in an ongoing struggle to end her exile.
- Since clandestinely leaving Venezuela nine months ago, Machado has faced seven failed return efforts, adviser Pedro Urruchurtu confirmed via social media. She has remained in Panama while navigating logistical and security barriers.
- Simultaneously, interim President Delcy Rodriguez met President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in energy, mining, and security. The meeting marked their first face-to-face encounter since Maduro's removal.
- Machado remains Venezuela's most popular political figure with a 53 per cent positive image, though daughter Ana Corina Sosa acknowledged returning is 'not as simple as boarding a plane.' Many forces complicate the process.
- Bloomberg reports Machado's potential return could complicate Rodriguez's government, which has already welcomed other exiled allies back. Her re-entry remains constrained by the U.S.-backed political transition framework.
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Venezuela’s opposition leader blocked 3 times from returning to country
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was blocked from returning to her country three times over a 24-hour timeframe on Tuesday. “She has attempted to enter the country by air and sea but has been turned away each time,” adviser David Smolansky told The Hill. Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, left the country…
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Machado's team says three attempts to return to Venezuela failed in 24 hours
The circle around Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said this week that three attempts to return to Venezuela from Panama, by sea and by air, were thwarted within roughly 24 hours. One was recorded in a flight manifest placing her among the passengers of an aircraft that never took off; the document does not establish why.
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