Machado posits Venezuela elections could be held in less than a year 

Published February 5, 2026 10:29am ET



Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is angling for her country to hold “real” elections by as early as November. 

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, a holdover from former dictator Nicolas Maduro’s government, is technically leading the state and has been fairly cooperative with the Trump administration to enact reforms in the meantime.

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