Venezuela opposition leader Machado says won’t take part in US-backed talks
Venezuela opposition leader Machado says won’t take part in US-backed talks.
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Venezuela opposition leader Machado says won’t take part in US-backed talks. In mid-July, Rodriguez’s interim government and a group of former opposition members of Parliament from the 2015-2020 term announced a work plan for “strengthening democracy” in the country. “It is not our place to explain its scope and decisions. In a statement co-signed by Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who ran for president in Venezuela’s 2024 elections, Machado said the opposition would “not participate” in the “design, development and operation” of the talks.
Furthermore, Machado defended Gonzalez Urrutia’s victory in the disputed 2024 presidential elections, in which Maduro was declared the winner amid allegations of fraud. CARACAS - Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on July 26 she will not participate in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez that are scheduled for August. But she said Sunday she would not stand in the way “of any initiative that would produce real progress,” and vowed: “We will return to Venezuela.” Rodriguez has accused the interim government of blocking her return to Venezuela following devastating twin earthquakes last month that left more than 5,000 dead.
In addition, With US support, exiled opposition figure Dinorah Figuera made a quick visit to Venezuela in June and met with National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez. Washington – which ousted former president Nicolas Maduro in a midnight military raid in January – had hailed the initiative as an important step toward political reconciliation in Venezuela.
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Venezuela opposition leader Machado says won’t take part in US-backed talks.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesIn mid-July, Rodriguez’s interim government and a group of former opposition members of Parliament from the 2015-2020 term announced a work plan for “strengthening democracy” in the country. “It is not our place to explain its scope and decisions.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn a statement co-signed by Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who ran for president in Venezuela’s 2024 elections, Machado said the opposition would “not participate” in the “design, development and operation” of the talks.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMachado defended Gonzalez Urrutia’s victory in the disputed 2024 presidential elections, in which Maduro was declared the winner amid allegations of fraud.
reliability low1/2 sourcesCARACAS - Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on July 26 she will not participate in US-backed talks with the de facto government of Delcy Rodriguez that are scheduled for August.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBut she said Sunday she would not stand in the way “of any initiative that would produce real progress,” and vowed: “We will return to Venezuela.” Rodriguez has accused the interim government of blocking her return to Venezuela following devastating twin earthquakes last month that left more than 5,000 dead.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWith US support, exiled opposition figure Dinorah Figuera made a quick visit to Venezuela in June and met with National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWashington – which ousted former president Nicolas Maduro in a midnight military raid in January – had hailed the initiative as an important step toward political reconciliation in Venezuela.
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