Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela from exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela Sunday for the first time since December, regarding a month before the U.S.

Key points

• Since Maduro's ouster, Venezuela has been run by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro ally who received the Trump administration's blessing to succeed him.
• Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez wrote on X confirming that Machado had arrived and that he would be next to her "very soon."
• Machado's homecoming after more than 10 months in exile took place as doubts over Venezuela's democratic future – and the U.S.'s role in it – deepen.
• Our sovereign voice returns with her to lead and guide this process! he wrote.
• Machado confirmed her arrival on social media, writing I am here.

Machado confirmed her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."

Meanwhile, Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez wrote on X confirming that Machado had arrived and that he would be next to her "very soon."

"Today is a particularly notable day for Venezuelans. Our sovereign voice returns with her to lead and guide this process!" he wrote. "You know it, this is until the end."

In short, opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela from exile, as doubts over democracy is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.