politics
diciembre 9, 2025
De la clandestinidad en Venezuela al Nobel de la Paz: el año oculto de María Corina Machado
El paradero de María Corina Machado es, desde agosto de 2024, uno de los grandes enigmas de la política venezolana. La mayoría siempre la ha dado por clandestina dentro del país, inmersa en su estrategia para debilitar la hegemonía chavista. Su enorme arrastre popular convirtió el tema en un tabú, y las autoridades alimentaron la […]
TL;DR
- María Corina Machado was in hiding in Venezuela after the August 2024 elections, working from the shadows for a democratic transition.
- Following the July 2024 election results, protests erupted in Venezuela, with nine statues of Hugo Chávez being toppled.
- Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia published scanned election results showing González Urrutia's wide win, prompting a strong government response.
- The Venezuelan government responded with mass arrests and heightened repression, while the opposition's street demonstrations eventually lost momentum.
- Machado aligned with Donald Trump Jr. and lobbied the Trump administration, particularly involving Marco Rubio, for decisive action against the Maduro government.
- By August 2025, U.S. forces began operations against alleged drug trafficking from Venezuela, with President Trump publicly linking Maduro's regime to criminal organizations.
- Machado, from hiding, has framed these events as a historic opportunity for Venezuela to break from chavismo, taking political responsibility for the U.S. offensive.