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Machado sets out his vision for Venezuela after the return of democracy
Machado was highly praised by business leaders, authorities and representatives of the Venezuelan diaspora
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado stated during her telematic intervention at the Business Forum of the Americas, held in Miami, that if her country was liberated, Cuba and Nicaragua should also be liberated.
Likewise, he imagined that the first hundred days after the fall of Nicolás Maduro’s Chavista regime would focus on food, medicine, security and order. Furthermore, with the world’s largest oil reserves under democratic control, investment would flow in abundance.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner insisted that her country would then become an engine of regional stability and expressed her hope that Venezuela would reemerge from dictatorship, which in turn would lead to the liberation of Cuba and Nicaragua.
He dedicated his Nobel Prize to the courage and will of the Venezuelan people, who came together to confront the regime.
Likewise, he considered that US President Donald Trump would be fundamental to achieving a democratic transition. He supported Washington’s strategy of classifying Venezuelan drug cartels as transnational terrorist organizations and increasing the reward for the capture of Maduro, who, in his opinion, is not a legitimate head of state, but rather the leader of a “narco-terrorist structure” waging war against the Venezuelan people and the region.
Machado also warned of the serious involvement of China, Russia and Iran in Venezuela, stating that the country has become a logistical base for criminal networks and adversaries of the United States.
He mentioned Iran’s military presence, providing training, drones, technology and use of the financial system for money laundering (including groups such as Hezbollah), with more than 10,000 Venezuelan passports issued to facilitate transit; Supply of weapons, intelligence and agents to Russia; and the more than 60 billion dollars in loans granted by China in exchange for unprecedented access and control over strategic resources (gold, minerals, rare earths) and information.
Machado also described the huge citizens’ organization, with more than a million volunteers, that oversaw the recent elections and that had to smuggle computers, scanners and printers to spread the truth about their resounding victory, which was rejected by the regime.
In this scenario, his immediate priorities upon assuming power would be the protection of citizens, border security and the release of all political prisoners (more than 170). The first 100 days would focus on ensuring fuel supplies, security and medicine, as well as restoring economic order.
Likewise, he highlighted the importance of reestablishing solid relations with neighboring countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. The latter country, as Machado highlighted, “will never have peace until Venezuela is free”, remembering that 80% of the Venezuelan population lives in poverty despite having the largest oil reserves in the world. Its proposal includes an ambitious investment and privatization program, estimated at up to 1.7 billion dollars in opportunities (energy, mining, infrastructure and technology), with special emphasis on artificial intelligence and tourism. Furthermore, he promised the almost nine million Venezuelans who were forced to flee the country that they “will be able to return” to a safe and prosperous nation.
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