Machado returns to Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate, announced her return to Venezuela on social media after nearly 10 months in exile. Her homecoming follows national protests demanding free elections and comes after the U.S. military deposed then-President Nicolás Maduro, replacing him with interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who has exceeded her authorized term without scheduling an election.