Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned to the country after nearly a year abroad, prompting Democratic lawmakers to call on the government to hold elections. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, described her return as a positive development. The move comes amid ongoing political tensions and international scrutiny over Venezuela’s democratic process. Lawmakers are now urging the government to address demands for free and fair elections.
Democratic lawmakers urged the Venezuelan government to hold elections following opposition leader María Corina Machado’s recent return to the country after nearly a year in exile. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called Machado’s return to Venezuela “welcome news” in a statement shared to social platform X Monday....
