Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado plans to return to Venezuela “as soon as possible” and has rejected the authority of the interim president recently appointed in Caracas.
Opposition to Interim Government
Machado made the comments in her first public statement to US broadcaster Fox News since the removal of Nicolás Maduro from power on Saturday. She is currently in an undisclosed location.
The opposition figure openly rejected interim president Delcy Rodríguez, calling her “one of the main architects of torture, persecution, corruption, narco-trafficking.” Rodríguez, formerly Venezuela’s vice-president under Maduro, has indicated a willingness to cooperate with Washington.
Machado asserted that Rodríguez is “rejected” by the Venezuelan people, claiming voters overwhelmingly support the opposition. “In free and fair elections, we will win by over 90 per cent of the votes, I have no doubt about it,” she said.
Future Plans for Venezuela
Machado vowed to “turn Venezuela into the energy hub of the Americas” and “dismantle all these criminal structures” harming Venezuelans, promising to facilitate the return of citizens forced to flee the country.
US Response and Nobel Prize Offer
US President Donald Trump has downplayed Machado’s prospects of leading the country, stating she lacks the “respect” to govern. He has expressed a willingness to work with Rodríguez and members of Maduro’s former administration, contingent on their compliance with US oil demands.
Machado offered to give her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump, describing his actions as a “huge step towards a democratic transition.” She noted, however, that she had not spoken to Trump since October 10.
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