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class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Mar\u00eda Corina Machado seeks talks with Delcy Rodr\u00edguez after return from exile<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"js-playercontrols u-height-full u-position-absolute u-width-full is-autoplaying\" data-translations=\"{&quot;error&quot;:&quot;This video could not be played.&quot;,&quot;geoblocked&quot;:&quot;Sorry, this content is not available in your country&quot;,&quot;slow&quot;:&quot;This is taking longer than usual&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"js-loadtrigger js-loadtrigger__button c-loadtrigger__button\" role=\"status\"><span class=\"js-loadtrigger__label c-loadtrigger__label u-visually-hidden\">Loading the video<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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The EU welcomes her and calls for free and fair elections.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Mar\u00eda Corina Machado says she is willing to talk with Delcy Rodr\u00edguez after returning to Venezuela.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mar\u00eda Corina Machado said on Monday that she is ready to meet the country&#8217;s interim president following her unexpected return from exile.<\/p>\n<p>Machado landed in Caracas on Sunday after almost a year in exile, where she was greeted by a crowd of supporters in a direct challenge to the US-backed government.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people gathered along roads, toll booths and streets in the capital, waving Venezuelan flags and shouting &#8220;Freedom!&#8221; as a smiling Machado entered Caracas accompanied by a convoy of cars and motorbikes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/79\/44\/808x539_cmsv2_70d51035-c07b-5b6e-896f-55ed2f5664a3-9967944.jpg\" alt=\"The Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mar\u00eda Corina Machado arrives in Caracas on Sunday 25 October 2026.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mar\u00eda Corina Machado arrives in Caracas on Sunday 25 October 2026.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dressed in her usual white T-shirt and jeans, she leaned out through the sunroof of a vehicle to greet the crowd and shake hands with her supporters.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Machado reached out to the interim president, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, and signalled her willingness to engage in talks with the former vice-president of her main political rival, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, prior to his capture by the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Machado &#8220;has said she is willing to sit down not only with Delcy (Rodr\u00edguez), but with whoever she needs to sit down with, before the country, with full transparency and with an agenda&#8221;, her spokesperson Claudia Macero told local broadcaster Uni\u00f3n Radio.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union welcomed her return: &#8220;We trust that the Venezuelan authorities and all political actors will seize this opportunity to move towards an inclusive dialogue, led by Venezuelans themselves, that leads to free and fair elections,&#8221; said the EU foreign affairs spokesperson, Anouar El Anouni.<\/p>\n<h2>Finally back home<\/h2>\n<p>Machado&#8217;s return once again places the most influential figure in Venezuela&#8217;s opposition at the heart of the country&#8217;s turbulent politics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mar\u00eda, if you come back, my daughter has to come back too!&#8221; a supporter shouted on Sunday, referring to one of the millions of Venezuelans who have left the country to escape repression and a stagnant economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/79\/44\/808x539_cmsv2_741f62ac-5f53-5ee6-b2a0-3224f97fa7c0-9967944.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of Mar\u00eda Corina Machado celebrate her return to the country on Sunday 25 October 2026.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Supporters of Mar\u00eda Corina Machado celebrate her return to the country on Sunday 25 October 2026.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Pedro Campos<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Machado slipped out of Venezuela clandestinely last December to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, after spending almost a year in hiding.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the 59-year-old leader had tried to return to the country at least seven times without success, according to party sources. She is now coming back to a very different Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Nine months ago, Maduro was captured in an extraordinary US military operation and imprisoned in the United States. Yet, to the disappointment of the democratic opposition, his vice-president, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, took over as interim president with Washington&#8217;s backing.<\/p>\n<p>From her exile in Panama, Machado had been forced to follow from afar the US-backed talks on political transition, in which she did not take part. The interim government has promised to hold elections, although it has not yet set a date.<\/p>\n<p>Machado has repeatedly praised US President Donald Trump for ordering the risky military operation, and even gave him the medal from her Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, for his part, has repeatedly voiced his satisfaction with Rodr\u00edguez, who is meeting key US demands, especially regarding access to Venezuela&#8217;s oil.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Trump said he had been unaware of Machado&#8217;s return, but added: &#8220;I think she is a very nice woman. She gave me her Nobel Prize, so what else can I say?&#8221; &#8220;We are doing very well in Venezuela,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Huge oil reserves<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, thousands of people demonstrated in Caracas and other cities to demand Machado&#8217;s return and the holding of elections.<\/p>\n<p>Many leaders of her party, Vente Venezuela, have also recently returned from exile, to which they were driven by the post-election crackdown that left 28 people dead and more than 2,400 detained, including dozens of Machado&#8217;s associates.<\/p>\n<p>Her party is calling for elections to be held in 2027 and for Machado to be allowed to stand as a candidate, something she was barred from doing in the last presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela has the world&#8217;s largest proven oil reserves. 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economy.Machado slipped out of Venezuela clandestinely last December to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, after spending almost a year in hiding.Since then, the 59-year-old leader had tried to return to the country at least seven times without success, according to party sources. She is now coming back to a very different Venezuela.Nine months ago, Maduro was captured in an extraordinary US military operation and imprisoned in the United States. Yet, to the disappointment of the democratic opposition, his vice-president, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, took over as interim president with Washington&#8217;s backing.From her exile in Panama, Machado had been forced to follow from afar the US-backed talks on political transition, in which she did not take part. The interim government has promised to hold elections, although it has not yet set a date.Machado has repeatedly praised US President Donald Trump for ordering the risky military operation, and even gave him the medal from her Nobel Prize.Trump, for his part, has repeatedly voiced his satisfaction with Rodr\u00edguez, who is meeting key US demands, especially regarding access to Venezuela&#8217;s oil.On Sunday, Trump said he had been unaware of Machado&#8217;s return, but added: &#8220;I think she is a very nice woman. 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