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Venezuela opposition renews support for Machado as leader
Machado has lived in exile since leaving Venezuela last December, and the alliance's statement carried fourteen proposals for a democratic transition; the border remains unconsulted.
On air: Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on BBN TonightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Venezuela opposition renews support for Maria Corina Machado as leader”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 7:22 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Machado, Venezuela.
- BBN covered this story before: Machado vows return as businessman denies corruption claims (October 16).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Caracas on Sunday, Venezuela's opposition alliance, the Unitary Democratic Platform, agreed to recognise and support Nobel laureate María Corina Machado as its leader.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe statement carried fourteen proposals for a democratic transition, read out by Biagio Pilieri, a former political prisoner.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMachado has lived in exile since leaving last December to collect her prize.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo she's basically running things already. Fourteen proposals and a whole alliance behind her, that's a done deal.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVenezuelan courts barred her from the presidential race in January of twenty twenty-four.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd on Friday she accused Washington of leaving her out of the talks between the Rodríguez government and opposition groups.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOut of the talks?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorReuters and Axios report that US officials have anonymously voiced frustration with her efforts to go home.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShe has the alliance, the Nobel and the fourteen points. She lacks only the border.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRex has the scores, and I hear he's still negotiating with a mascot.
The story so far
- Maduro and wife due back in court on new torture indictment · CBS News
- Venezuela's Opposition Leader Breaks With Trump Over Oil Deal · The New York Times
- Caracas Is Eerily Safe After Deadly Police Raids in Venezuela · The New York Times
- Venezuela's Machado calls Trump's new oil partner corrupt · The New York Times
- Venezuela's ICC exit draws scrutiny as Amazon clearing hits record low · The Guardian
- Machado vows return as businessman denies corruption claims · The New York Times
- Venezuela opposition renews support for Machado as leader (this story)
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