# María Corina Machado says she has returned to Venezuela after 10 months away

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/venezuelan-opposition-leader-maria-machado-returns-after-months-in-exile/
- Published: 2026-10-25T18:32:41+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8ez592pp0eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Machado says she is back in Venezuela after more than 10 months away.
- Her return comes under interim president Delcy Rodríguez.
- Machado has said she would run again if an election were held.

## Summary

María Corina Machado says she has returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months away, a significant development for the opposition amid a major political shift. Her ally Edmundo González confirmed she was back, and Machado was photographed attending Mass in Lara surrounded by supporters.

Machado left to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway and has previously said she would run for president again if an election were held. The US seized President Nicolás Maduro in January, after which his deputy Delcy Rodríguez became interim president and later signed an oil deal with the US. Machado won more than 90% in an independent opposition primary in 2023 but was barred from running; in 2024 González ran in her place, while the government declared Maduro the winner without publishing detailed tallies.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: María Corina Machado says she has returned to Venezuela after 10 months away](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8ez592pp0eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [NPR: Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile](https://www.npr.org/2026/10/25/nx-s1-6016222/venezuela-maria-corina-machado-leader-returns-exile)
- [The Hill: Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months of exile](https://thehill.com/policy/international/6170833-machado-returns-venezuela/)

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