Venezuelans flood the streets demanding a vote as Maduro’s deputy stays in power
Thousands of Venezuelans joined the first nationwide opposition protest in nearly two years on Thursday, demanding free elections.
The marches were organized by the movement of opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, who wants a presidential vote by July 2027.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s former deputy, has run Venezuela in close cooperation with Washington since his capture in January.
Trump has praised Rodríguez and called elections too soon while touting a massive U.S. oil deal with Caracas.
Machado’s movement is shut out of U.S.-backed transition talks, and U.S. officials have asked her to delay her return home.
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