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Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that elections will be held in the country, but she offered no date, saying Venezuelans themselves would determine the right moment.

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that elections will be held in the country, but she offered no date, saying Venezuelans themselves would determine the right moment.

Rodríguez met Trump on Tuesday at the Lotte New York Palace on the sidelines of the assembly, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. She called it a "historic meeting" on X.

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Rodríguez met Trump on Tuesday at the Lotte New York Palace on the sidelines of the assembly, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. She called it a "historic meeting" on X.

White House sources told Axios that Trump did not press for a date during the roughly 15-minute meeting but told Rodríguez, "You have to have elections at the end of the day." Officials cited Venezuela's $300 billion sovereign debt as an obstacle.

White House sources told Axios that Trump did not press for a date during the roughly 15-minute meeting but told Rodríguez, "You have to have elections at the end of the day." Officials cited Venezuela's $300 billion sovereign debt as an obstacle.

Opposition leader María Corina Machado made at least three attempts in about 24 hours this week to return to Venezuela from Panama, including a boat trip canceled over mechanical problems and flights to Aruba and Curacao that were denied takeoff.

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Opposition leader María Corina Machado made at least three attempts in about 24 hours this week to return to Venezuela from Panama, including a boat trip canceled over mechanical problems and flights to Aruba and Curacao that were denied takeoff.

Machado has been blocked seven times since leaving Venezuela, including a June 26 flight from Virginia to Curacao that turned back midair and a June 28 Copa Airlines booking from Panama City to Caracas she was unable to board.

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Machado has been blocked seven times since leaving Venezuela, including a June 26 flight from Virginia to Curacao that turned back midair and a June 28 Copa Airlines booking from Panama City to Caracas she was unable to board.

Asked about the failed attempts, Rubio said Machado is "very brave" but noted about 8 million Venezuelans have left the country, adding that rebuilding institutions and conditions for free elections remains the U.S. goal.

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Asked about the failed attempts, Rubio said Machado is "very brave" but noted about 8 million Venezuelans have left the country, adding that rebuilding institutions and conditions for free elections remains the U.S. goal.

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Promising elections at the United Nations means nothing while 400 political prisoners sit in cells, an opposition leader was just abducted and the country's top opposition figure is blocked from coming home. An unelected interim dictator who helped build this system cannot dress up repression as a rebirth. Set a date for free presidential elections with real guarantees and let the people speak.

Promising elections at the United Nations means nothing while 400 political prisoners sit in cells, an opposition leader was just abducted and the country's top opposition figure is blocked from coming home. An unelected interim dictator who helped build this system cannot dress up repression as a rebirth. Set a date for free presidential elections with real guarantees and let the people speak.

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Venezuela is finally on an orderly, verifiable path to competitive elections, with legal reforms and real dialogue with opposition sectors on equal terms. A historic meeting with Trump opened cooperation on energy, mining and security, plus an energy pact projected to bring in billions for hospitals, salaries and social spending. Rebuilding trust in institutions takes more than slogans from the sidelines.

Venezuela is finally on an orderly, verifiable path to competitive elections, with legal reforms and real dialogue with opposition sectors on equal terms. A historic meeting with Trump opened cooperation on energy, mining and security, plus an energy pact projected to bring in billions for hospitals, salaries and social spending. Rebuilding trust in institutions takes more than slogans from the sidelines.

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Barring the country's most popular opposition leader from coming home and snatching another opposition figure off the street days earlier is not what a democratic transition looks like. Four hundred political prisoners remain locked up while an unelected caretaker clings to power in defiance of every constitutional principle. If elections are really coming, set the date now and let the people speak.

Barring the country's most popular opposition leader from coming home and snatching another opposition figure off the street days earlier is not what a democratic transition looks like. Four hundred political prisoners remain locked up while an unelected caretaker clings to power in defiance of every constitutional principle. If elections are really coming, set the date now and let the people speak.

President Trump was right to look the interim dictator in the eye and make clear that elections must happen. A durable outcome requires a phased, managed transition that rebuilds the pillars of a free society piece by piece, not just one vote followed by collapse. Nine months ago no path to democracy existed in Venezuela, and the American military helped create one.

President Trump was right to look the interim dictator in the eye and make clear that elections must happen. A durable outcome requires a phased, managed transition that rebuilds the pillars of a free society piece by piece, not just one vote followed by collapse. Nine months ago no path to democracy existed in Venezuela, and the American military helped create one.

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Venezuela is opening a verifiable democratic transition with legal reforms, dialogue with opposition sectors and competitive elections on equal terms for all. This comes after more than 1,000 coercive measures aimed at strangling the economy and after devastating earthquakes, yet growth hit 7.14% in the second quarter. Diplomacy built on respect and no interference is delivering real results.

Venezuela is opening a verifiable democratic transition with legal reforms, dialogue with opposition sectors and competitive elections on equal terms for all. This comes after more than 1,000 coercive measures aimed at strangling the economy and after devastating earthquakes, yet growth hit 7.14% in the second quarter. Diplomacy built on respect and no interference is delivering real results.

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