enezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is welcomed by supporters as she arrives to attend a press conference after returning from exile. Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty
What is an apt way for the leader of the opposition to announce their homecoming after ten months in exile? According to MaríaCorina Machado, the leader of the Vente Venezuela party, it’s with a tweet. “Estoy aquí . Con ustedes” – “I am here. With you” – she wrote on X.
Thousands reportedly lined up to watch Machado make her way to Caracas; some of them crying as they saw her motorcade. As one of Venezuela’s most popular opposition figures, Machado is a beacon of hope to her followers.
