María Corina Machado to Return as Nicolás Maduro Faces Trial in USA

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado announced her return to Venezuela within weeks to lead a transition while Nicolás Maduro awaits a narcoterrorism trial in New York.Donald Trump agreed to cooperate with interim president Delcy Rodríguez in exchange for access to oil reserves despite earlier talks of involving María Corina Machado in the government.Although Delcy Rodríguez enacted a new amnesty law for political opponents, the legal protections are unlikely to apply to the Vente Venezuela party leader.María Corina Machado has been living in exile for several months following her acceptance of a prestigious award in Norway after the disputed 2024 presidential elections.