CARACAS, Venezuela — María Corina Machado, the popular Venezuelan opposition leader who has been barred from challenging authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro in this year’s election, said Friday she would end her effort to get on the ballot and instead throw her support behind a substitute candidate. “We have found an honorable person whom I trust,” … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan government critic María Corina Machado was declared the winner Thursday of an opposition-organized primary to choose a presidential candidate, in polling last weekend that was denounced by the self-proclaimed socialist government as illegitimate. The voting Sunday organized by the National Primary Commission drew more than 2.4 million voters in Venezuela and … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans nominated conservative opposition leader María Corina Machado on Sunday to challenge authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro in what his government has promised will be a competitive, internationally monitored presidential election next year. The next obstacle she must overcome: A government ban that prevents her … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela — Early returns in the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primary gave a big lead to former legislator Maria Corina Machado early Monday, and she quickly claimed victory as the voters’ choice to lead the campaign to end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro. The independent National Primary Commission, which organized the primary, did … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment CARACAS, Venezuela — María Corina Machado had already been barred from leaving Venezuela for a decade and blacklisted by many of the nation’s main tv stations. Then, after she emerged because the clear front-runner on this fall’s main election to decide on a candidate to run towards President Nicolás Maduro, his … Read more