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flag Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, barred from running in 2024, led resistance efforts after disputed election results, earning EU human rights honors.

flag María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has become a symbol of resistance against President Nicolás Maduro’s regime. flag 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. flag After protests erupted over the disputed results, Machado went into hiding, with reports she sought refuge at the U.S. embassy. flag She continues to lead clandestine efforts, endorsing U.S. military actions against drug trafficking networks linked to the Maduro government. flag Both Machado and González Urrutia were awarded the EU’s top human rights prize for their advocacy of democracy and justice.

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