As opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado meets US President Donald Trump in Washington, Venezuelans are watching with a mix of hope and unease. Widely seen as the face of the democratic opposition, Machado led the coalition that most independent observers say won Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election. She spent months courting US support to push deposed President Nicolás Maduro out. But with Trump now sidelining her and working with figures from the old regime, many in Caracas are rethinking about what her role — and Venezuela’s future — might look like.
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