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WORLD • VENEZUELA

Machado calls for Venezuelan elections in 2027 after returning from exile

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Opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela and called for elections in 2027. Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez has also said an election will be held, but the reports provide no agreed date.

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The political transition could affect Venezuela’s future government and its oil sector. Al Jazeera reports Machado criticized a U.S. oil deal with Caracas, but the articles do not detail its effects on U.S. businesses or policy.