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Machado\u2019s remarks, made while meeting in Panama with several fellow Venezuelan opposition leaders, come more than four months after the stunning White House decision to sideline her and instead work with a Venezuelan ruling party loyalist following the U.S. military\u2019s capture of then-President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n
Machado has been in exile since December, when she emerged from 11 months in hiding somewhere in Venezuela and traveled to Norway where she was honored with the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n
She told reporters in Panama City that she and the other gathered opposition leaders remain committed to a democratic transition \u201cthrough free and fair presidential elections, where all Venezuelans inside and outside the country vote.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, it is unclear when Venezuela will hold a presidential election.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump and senior administration officials have praised Maduro\u2019s successor, acting President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, who has thrown open Venezuela\u2019s oil industry to U.S. investment at a time of surging oil prices tied to the war in Iran.<\/p>\n
The Trump administration has also dampened talk of elections, which are required by Venezuela\u2019s constitution within 30 days of the president becoming \u201cpermanently unavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n
An election with democratic conditions would take between seven and nine months of planning, Machado said. Necessary changes include the appointment of neutral electoral authorities, voting registration updates and the ability of opposition candidates to run for office without government interference.<\/p>\n
Machado rose to become Maduro\u2019s strongest opponent in recent years, but his government barred her from running for office in the 2024 presidential election, leading her to choose retired ambassador Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia to represent her on the ballot.<\/p>\n
Officials loyal to the ruling party declared Maduro the winner mere hours after the polls closed, but Machado\u2019s well-organized campaign collected evidence showing Gonz\u00e1lez had defeated Maduro by a margin of more than 2-to-1.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Machado told reporters she would run against any other presidential hopeful in \u201can impeccable election.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will be a candidate, but there may be others, of course,\u201d she said. \u201cI would love to compete with everyone, with anyone who wants to be a candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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