Machado urges Venezuela elections by July 2027

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado has called for presidential elections by July 2027, saying there is enough time to prepare for a vote and establish a democratic transition. She also urged greater transparency in the management of oil-sale revenues currently overseen by the United States. Machado said a stable democracy is necessary for a lasting political outcome, while the pace of the transition remains a point of disagreement with U.S. officials, who have emphasized institutional and economic stabilization before elections.