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"There’s no way they [US troops] can enter Venezuela."

"I don't think the USA is going to invade Venezuela."

The Trump administration "has shown no signs so far of clear intent for direct military action."

"No one in their right mind thinks that with 4,500 people you can invade a country that's got mountains, jungle and multiple urban centers."

"It appears as if Mr. Peace President is looking into invading Venezuela under the pretext that the whole country is an illegal drug cartel and Maduro is a fugitive and an illegitimate president."

"It is my belief the United States will invade and Occupy Venezuela by Jan 2026."

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Anti-government protesters marched in central Caracas on Monday to demand, among other issues, the return of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader María Corina Machado and an electoral timetable.

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Anti-government protesters marched in central Caracas on Monday to demand, among other issues, the return of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader María Corina Machado and an electoral timetable.

This comes as her supporters took to the streets across the country on Sunday, capping a week of protests in Venezuela over elections, wages and power outages. Machado's Vente Venezuela party reported that at least one of its members was arrested during the demonstrations.

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This comes as her supporters took to the streets across the country on Sunday, capping a week of protests in Venezuela over elections, wages and power outages. Machado's Vente Venezuela party reported that at least one of its members was arrested during the demonstrations.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that he discussed elections with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez before <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/venezuelas-rodrguez-vows-elections-in-un-address">her address to the U.N. General Assembly</a>. Although there have been calls for elections on July 24, 2027, Axios reported that the White House may see a vote in 2028 as more realistic.

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U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that he discussed elections with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez before her address to the U.N. General Assembly. Although there have been calls for elections on July 24, 2027, Axios reported that the White House may see a vote in 2028 as more realistic.

For her part, Machado has been living in exile <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/machado-appears-in-oslo-after-daughter-accepts-nobel-prize">since escaping Venezuela last December to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway</a>, as all her attempts to return to her home country — seven in total, including three last week — were unsuccesful.

For her part, Machado has been living in exile since escaping Venezuela last December to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, as all her attempts to return to her home country — seven in total, including three last week — were unsuccesful.

Machado's communications chief Claudia Macero, one of the opposition figures who took refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas in 2024 and later left to the U.S. under the so-called Operation Guacamaya, returned to Venezuela on Sunday, saying it's time "to come home" and "recover this country."

Machado's communications chief Claudia Macero, one of the opposition figures who took refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas in 2024 and later left to the U.S. under the so-called Operation Guacamaya, returned to Venezuela on Sunday, saying it's time "to come home" and "recover this country."

In a related development, NGO Foro Penal reported that 24 people described as political prisoners have been released over the weekend. Among them is Wilder Vásquez, who was sentenced to five years behind bars in 2018 over allegedly plotting to kill Nicolás Maduro.

In a related development, NGO Foro Penal reported that 24 people described as political prisoners have been released over the weekend. Among them is Wilder Vásquez, who was sentenced to five years behind bars in 2018 over allegedly plotting to kill Nicolás Maduro.

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Workers, union members and relatives of political prisoners marched in central Caracas on Monday, called mainly by the Coalicion Sindical, to demand higher wages, an electoral timetable, the release of detainees and Maria Corina Machado's return. Bolivarian National Police blocked the Monday march at Plaza Venezuela, and some workers stuck decals on officers' shields demanding an election date. Union leader Carlos Salazar announced another rally next week aimed at reaching Miraflores Palace.

Workers, union members and relatives of political prisoners marched in central Caracas on Monday, called mainly by the Coalicion Sindical, to demand higher wages, an electoral timetable, the release of detainees and Maria Corina Machado's return. Bolivarian National Police blocked the Monday march at Plaza Venezuela, and some workers stuck decals on officers' shields demanding an election date. Union leader Carlos Salazar announced another rally next week aimed at reaching Miraflores Palace.

This comes as hundreds of activists in the sky blue shirts of Machado's Vente Venezuela party drove motorcycles through Caracas on Sunday, honking horns and waving flags. Similar caravans took place in state capitals including Valencia, Maracaibo and Merida.

This comes as hundreds of activists in the sky blue shirts of Machado's Vente Venezuela party drove motorcycles through Caracas on Sunday, honking horns and waving flags. Similar caravans took place in state capitals including Valencia, Maracaibo and Merida.

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Venezuela would hold elections as part of a transition to "full democracy," without naming a date. Trump said Saturday he discussed elections with her in New York. Sen. Bernie Moreno has proposed July 24, 2027, for Venezuelan elections, while White House officials say debt restructuring and electoral reform must come first and a 2028 vote may be more realistic.

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Venezuela would hold elections as part of a transition to "full democracy," without naming a date. Trump said Saturday he discussed elections with her in New York. Sen. Bernie Moreno has proposed July 24, 2027, for Venezuelan elections, while White House officials say debt restructuring and electoral reform must come first and a 2028 vote may be more realistic.

Machado's party says she has made seven unsuccessful attempts to return this year, three of them last week from Panama by sea and air. A chartered boat operator cited an unfit vessel, while Dutch Caribbean islands refused landing permission.

Machado's party says she has made seven unsuccessful attempts to return this year, three of them last week from Panama by sea and air. A chartered boat operator cited an unfit vessel, while Dutch Caribbean islands refused landing permission.

Claudia Macero, who runs communications for Vente Venezuela, landed Sunday night at the airport serving Caracas after more than a year abroad, telling supporters, "It is time to come home." She is the second of the embassy group to return.

Claudia Macero, who runs communications for Vente Venezuela, landed Sunday night at the airport serving Caracas after more than a year abroad, telling supporters, "It is time to come home." She is the second of the embassy group to return.

Following a second round of U.S.-backed talks, Venezuela released more than three dozen political prisoners late last week, among them Wilder Vasquez. Foro Penal said it had verified 24 releases as of Sunday evening.

Following a second round of U.S.-backed talks, Venezuela released more than three dozen political prisoners late last week, among them Wilder Vasquez. Foro Penal said it had verified 24 releases as of Sunday evening.

Sending Machado into a country still crawling with armed Chavista enforcers, with no army and no office behind her, would risk her life for nothing. The smarter play is squeezing the old guard into doing the dirty work of clearing out the cartel bosses, no American boots on the ground required. Patience here beats another Libya-style collapse.

Sending Machado into a country still crawling with armed Chavista enforcers, with no army and no office behind her, would risk her life for nothing. The smarter play is squeezing the old guard into doing the dirty work of clearing out the cartel bosses, no American boots on the ground required. Patience here beats another Libya-style collapse.

Blocking the most popular leader in Venezuela from going home is not diplomacy, it's collusion with the very people who stole an election. A single phone call could open the door, yet the red carpet gets rolled out for an authoritarian clique instead, all to keep an oil arrangement intact. Managed authoritarianism serves foreign balance sheets, not Venezuelans.

Blocking the most popular leader in Venezuela from going home is not diplomacy, it's collusion with the very people who stole an election. A single phone call could open the door, yet the red carpet gets rolled out for an authoritarian clique instead, all to keep an oil arrangement intact. Managed authoritarianism serves foreign balance sheets, not Venezuelans.

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A functioning bureaucracy can be salvaged without handing the old regime a veto over who gets to compete in politics. Postwar Japan and Italy kept the machinery running while exiles came home and parties reorganized, proving stability and open competition are not rivals. Oil wealth flowing back to unreformed hands simply rebuilds an authoritarian network with better funding.

A functioning bureaucracy can be salvaged without handing the old regime a veto over who gets to compete in politics. Postwar Japan and Italy kept the machinery running while exiles came home and parties reorganized, proving stability and open competition are not rivals. Oil wealth flowing back to unreformed hands simply rebuilds an authoritarian network with better funding.

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Sending Machado into a country still crawling with armed Chavista enforcers, with no army and no office behind her, would risk her life for nothing. The smarter play is to continue squeezing the old guard into doing the dirty work of clearing out the cartel bosses, no American boots on the ground required. Patience here is crucial to avoid a collapse.

Sending Machado into a country still crawling with armed Chavista enforcers, with no army and no office behind her, would risk her life for nothing. The smarter play is to continue squeezing the old guard into doing the dirty work of clearing out the cartel bosses, no American boots on the ground required. Patience here is crucial to avoid a collapse.

That the most popular leader in Venezuela just can't go home months after the seizure of Nicolás Maduro shows that the Trump administration is actually colluding with the authoritarian regime the U.S. claimed to be toppling. A single phone call could open the door, yet the red carpet gets rolled out for an authoritarian clique instead, all to keep an oil arrangement intact.

That the most popular leader in Venezuela just can't go home months after the seizure of Nicolás Maduro shows that the Trump administration is actually colluding with the authoritarian regime the U.S. claimed to be toppling. A single phone call could open the door, yet the red carpet gets rolled out for an authoritarian clique instead, all to keep an oil arrangement intact.

Free elections can't wait for the regime's goodwill, and neither can Machado's return: while the opposition's leader remains locked out of the country, the repression machinery stays intact. Washington must realize that stability does not stem from the authoritarian regime. Otherwise, it risks repeating with Venezuela its mistake with China, building a rival — now in its own hemisphere — that could fund anti-American networks.

Free elections can't wait for the regime's goodwill, and neither can Machado's return: while the opposition's leader remains locked out of the country, the repression machinery stays intact. Washington must realize that stability does not stem from the authoritarian regime. Otherwise, it risks repeating with Venezuela its mistake with China, building a rival — now in its own hemisphere — that could fund anti-American networks.

Either Machado is being punished for playing both sides, courting Democrats while claiming to be Trump's ally, or she simply chose not to return to Venezuela. There has been no decree, no blockade, no ban — she has simply failed to return to her home country while Rodríguez provides the leadership needed in the wake or ongoing challenges, including the deadly quakes in June.

Either Machado is being punished for playing both sides, courting Democrats while claiming to be Trump's ally, or she simply chose not to return to Venezuela. There has been no decree, no blockade, no ban — she has simply failed to return to her home country while Rodríguez provides the leadership needed in the wake or ongoing challenges, including the deadly quakes in June.

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There's a 11.5% chance that Venezuela will announce a presidential election before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 11.5% chance that Venezuela will announce a presidential election before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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