Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
Nobel peace prize winner’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy Rodríguez The Venezuelan opposition leader…
The Guardian reports: Nobel peace prize winner’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy Rodríguez The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has announced she has returned to Venezuela almost a year after she left the country to receive the Nobel peace prize.
With you,” she wrote on X on Sunday lunchtime.
The story is also being covered by France 24. France 24 adds: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she has returned to her homeland following almost a year in exile, after covertly leaving Venezuela in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
This world story centres on Venezuela. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include María Corina Machado, Delcy Rodríguez The Venezuelan and Nobel Peace Prize.
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- Venezuela · Americas
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- The Guardian and France 24
- First reported
- Key names
- María Corina Machado, Delcy Rodríguez The Venezuelan, Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Corina Machado
- Section
- World
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- The GuardianExiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
- France 24Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile
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