María Corina Machado is Back! So What's Next for Venezuela? (Videos)

Sarah Anderson : Oct 26, 2026
PJ Media

"The conditions allowing for the safe return of Ms. Machado to Venezuela is the direct result of the US supported reconciliation talks which has already seen hundreds of political prisoners freed and hundreds of political opposition figures return from exile." -Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State

[PJMedia.com] She's home. Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner (and, with any luck, the country's next president) María Corina Machado arrived back in Venezuela on Sunday. She posted the following on X before videos of her in Santa Rosa, surrounded by the people who adore her, began surfacing on social media: "I am here. With you." (Screengrab image: via X)

For a few moments, no one was sure it was true. If you'll recall, she escaped Venezuela last December in a plot that would be perfect for a blockbuster movie, and she's been trying to get back for months. But soon, there was footage of her visiting a church and riding through the streets as supporters gathered along the side of the road, shouting things like ¡Libertad!, Elecciones, and ¡Hasta el final! At one point, she stood up through the sunroof of a vehicle and led the crowd as they sang the Venezuelan national anthem.

By late Sunday night, she had arrived in Caracas. No major incidents, arrests, or government crackdowns related to her return have been reported so far, but I don't trust the Delcy Rodríguez regime for a minute, so I hope she and her supporters, who are an overwhelming majority of the country, remain safe.

So how did it happen? Well, as I reported a few weeks ago, she'd tried to enter the country at least eight times since the double earthquake rocked the country in late June, but she was denied by land, air, and sea. In this case, she reportedly took a private plane to Colombia and was able to cross the border by land... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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