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Venezuela’s Machado calls for elections by July, FT reports

By Staff Editor Sat, October 10 2026, 1:13 PM GMT-4

(Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for elections next year ‌and said there was “more than enough time” to prepare for a vote by July, the Financial Times ⁠reported yesterday.

Machado also called for transparency in the management of proceeds from Venezuela’s oil sales, which are being overseen by Washington, she told FT in an ‌interview.

“The ⁠US government and the Venezuelan people all agree that the only way to make ⁠this sustainable and a real victory is to turn Venezuela into ⁠a stable democracy,” said Machado, the winner of ⁠last year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

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