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Venezuelan opposition reappoints Maria Corina Machado as leader

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A coalition of Venezuelan opposition parties has reappointed Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate living in exile in Panama, as head of the movement. Presented in Caracas as part of a political agreement, the text proposes 14 measures and an electoral roadmap, according to alliance leaders.

The Democratic Unity Platform, a coalition of Venezuelan opposition parties, reappointed María Corina Machado as its leader on Sunday, while she is living in exile in Panama, reports Citizen. The announcement is part of a new “Comprehensive National Agreement” and increases pressure on the interim authorities to allow her return.

The decision comes during a third round of talks on the political transition between an opposition faction and the interim government, following the ousting of Nicolás Maduro by the United States in January. Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is not taking part in the talks and said she did not intend to get involved. Washington supports the process.

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