Venezuela's Exiled Leader Rallies Support in Madrid as Opposition Faces Setbacks

María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader, holds a major rally in Madrid to revive push for political change amid US backing of Delcy Rodríguez and delays to democratic transition.
Venezuela's exiled opposition leader, María Corina Machado, is seeking to reignite the push for political change in her country with a high-profile rally in Madrid on Saturday. This comes as the opposition has found itself increasingly sidelined in the wake of the recent abduction of President Nicolás Maduro.
Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, remains determined to see Venezuela freed from Maduro's authoritarian grip. In an interview on the eve of the Madrid demonstration, she declared,


