Machado vows to lead Venezuela 'when right time comes'

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 3 min read 100% complete January 16, 2026 at 06:22 PM

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado stated her intention to lead Venezuela "when the right time comes," a day after presenting Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal. This comes after the U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and, instead of endorsing Machado, has been engaging with interim president Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's former vice-president. Trump cited the U.S. experience in Iraq as informing his decision to work with Rodríguez, aiming to avoid instability. Rodríguez and the CIA director met to discuss potential economic collaboration and preventing Venezuela from becoming a haven for U.S. adversaries. Machado expressed confidence in an "orderly transition" in Venezuela and positioned herself as part of a larger movement against what she calls a "criminal structure."

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New York 30% Washington 30% Islamic State group 30% Iraq ×240% Caracas ×250% CIA 50% Delcy Rodríguez ×470% Nicolás Maduro (Maduro) ×270% United States ×570% Donald Trump ×480% María Corina Machado ×790% Venezuela ×1090%

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venezuela 100% maría corina machado 90% political transition 80% delcy rodríguez 70% us relations 70% nicolás maduro 70% leadership 60% us foreign policy 50% economic collaboration 40%