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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, barred from running in 2024, led resistance efforts after disputed election results, earning EU human rights honors.
María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has become a symbol of resistance against President Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
Barred from running in the 2024 election despite winning 90% of the opposition primary, she campaigned for former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia, who international observers and the EU recognize as the legitimate winner.
After protests erupted over the disputed results, Machado went into hiding, with reports she sought refuge at the U.S. embassy.
She continues to lead clandestine efforts, endorsing U.S. military actions against drug trafficking networks linked to the Maduro government.
Both Machado and González Urrutia were awarded the EU’s top human rights prize for their advocacy of democracy and justice.
La líder de la oposición venezolana María Corina Machado, a la que se le prohibió postularse en 2024, lideró los esfuerzos de resistencia después de los resultados electorales disputados, ganándose honores de derechos humanos de la UE.