Caracas, Oct 18, 2026 (AFP) - Venezuela opposition alliance confirms Nobel laureate Machado as its leader

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An alliance of Venezuela's opposition parties on Sunday confirmed exiled Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado as its leader, even as one faction of the opposition was engaged in talks with the government on a political transition. Members of the opposition's Unitary Democratic Platform (PUD) agreed to "recognize and support the leadership of Maria Corina Machado," who is currently living in Panama, according to the final document prese......

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