# Machado’s Return to Venezuela Raises Hopes for a Shift to Democracy

https://mins.news/en/item/116163

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-26 16:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-26/venezuela-maria-corina-machado-s-return-fuels-hope-for-shift-to-democracy?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adf801b3b36fe0001c556df

> Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado arrived in Caracas on Sunday night after an 11-hour journey through five states. Supporters gathered along the way, raising expectations of a return to democracy.

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