# Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela after nearly a year in exile

https://mins.news/en/item/114905

- France 24, 2026-10-25 17:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261025-opposition-leader-machado-returns-to-venezuela-after-10-months-in-exile

> Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday that she had returned home after almost a year abroad. She secretly left Venezuela in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Her return comes amid growing doubts about the country’s democratic future and the US role.

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