Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is demanding that fresh presidential elections be held "as soon as possible" following the removal of Nicolas Maduro from power, asserting that a "permanent vacancy" exists in the country's leadership. 


Venezuela's Opposition Leader Demands Fresh Presidential Elections

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said dismantling the Maduro regime will likely be a “very complex process”, calling it a “criminal structure” with links to US adversaries like Cuba, Iran, and China. The existing government is illegitimate, she added.

‘Political transition from Maduro regime remnants unstoppable’: Maria Machado

President Trump says US support for interim leader Delcy Rodríguez aims to prevent Venezuela from becoming “another Iraq,” citing mistakes that helped ISIS grow

Trump again claims US created ISIS to explain backing for Delcy Rodriguez

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump at the White House, but the Nobel Committee said the prize remains inseparable from the original laureate, regardless of who holds the medal.

‘If medal comes into someone else’s possession…’: Nobel Committee breaks silence after Machado ‘presents’ her medal to Trump

'Venezuela is going to be free with support from Trump': Maria Corina Machado

'When the right time comes': Maria Corina Machado vows to be future Venezuela president

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met Donald Trump at the White House and handed him a Nobel Peace Prize medal, calling him deserving for his role in global conflicts. Trump praised the gesture, even as he continues to sideline Machado and back interim leader Delcy Rodriguez.

'He deserves it': Machado trying to win over POTUS? FINALLY Trump gets ‘Nobel Peace’ medal

‘We can count on President Trump,’ says Maria Corina Machado outside the White House; meets senators on Capitol Hill

US seizes sixth Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump's meeting with Maria Corina Machado

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on January 15, a White House official said on Monday.


Trump-Machado Meet: Venezuela's Opposition Leader Offers To Share Nobel Peace Prize With Trump

In a major foreign policy speech on Friday, the Pope criticised the use of military force as a tool to achieve diplomatic objectives and called for the protection of human rights in Venezuela.

Venezuela’s Machado meets Pope Leo, seeks support for release of political prisoners

Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel win, praise for Trump, and Venezuela’s oil politics reveal how Western soft power legitimises regime change while ignoring deeper crises.

Machado offers to share her Nobel Peace Prize with Donald Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado rejected interim president Delcy Rodriguez after Maduro’s capture, accusing her of torture and corruption. She vowed to return “as soon as possible,” dismantle criminal networks and turn Venezuela into an energy hub.

Venezuela’s Machado labels interim president as ‘architect of torture, narcotrafficking’, vows to ‘dismantle criminal structures’

Venezuela accuses the US of abducting President Nicolás Maduro to seize oil and mineral reserves, rejecting Trump’s “war on drugs” claim as a pretext.

Trump wanted Venezuela to 'collapse' so the US could take control of its oil

María Corina Machado has not yet reacted to Donald Trump’s announcement claiming the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the launch of large-scale strikes in Venezuela.

Who is María Corina Machado? Nobel winner in focus after Trump captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

'As soon as I arrive I will be able to embrace all my family and my children': Nobel Peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado on reaching Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony: Maria Corina Machado's daughter, Ana Corina Sosa, accepts award on her behalf in Oslo

Maria Corina Machado to Narges Mohammadi: Nobel laureates who couldn't accept prize in person at Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize: Where is Maria Corina Machado as her daughter steps in to collect the award in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize: Where is Maria Corina Machado as her daughter steps in to collect the award in Oslo?

Machado last appeared in public at a demonstration in Caracas on January 9, protesting against Maduro's inauguration for his third term.

Nobel-press conference cancellation fuels uncertainty over Machado’s whereabouts

Venezuela says opposition leader and Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado will be treated as a fugitive if she travels to Norway to accept her peace prize. Prosecutors accuse her of conspiracy and terrorism. Scroll for full story.

Venezuela says Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado will be declared a fugitive if she attends award ceremony

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado a “demonic witch,” days after she was honoured for promoting democracy. At a public event, Maduro mocked her while accusing her of siding with foreign powers. Read full story.

Maduro calls Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado a ‘demonic witch’. Here's why

Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for opposing Venezuela's regime. Critics cite her alleged support for Netanyahu, Trump, and Gaza war. Trump, snubbed for the prize, claimed Machado accepted it in his honor. The award drew accusations of Western political bias.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado supports Netanyahu's Gaza war, Trump's airstrikes on Venezuelan boats? Here's the TRUTH

US President Donald Trump had also batted for Maria Corina Machado and her movement for democracy in the past. In January this year, when Machado was briefly detained during an anti-government protest against Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela’s Caracas, Trump called for her safety.