VILLA DEL ROSARIO, Colombia. “Of course I will return to Venezuela as soon as possible”. Maria Corina Machado He dispelled the doubts, at least the initial ones, during his interventions before the accredited press in Oslo: in his opinion, all he has to do is return to his country, despite the film escapade that stars this week.
Exile as such was ruled out before leaving his hideout in Venezuela, something that was even suggested to the head of the extraction operation during his sea voyage.
“When I come back, there are two options (…). If the regime is still there, when I return I will be with my people and they (the dictatorship) will not know where I am. “We already know how to do it,” provoked the Nobel Peace Prize winner, who repeatedly discussed the plan that would lead to the overthrow of the dictatorship. That’s the big variable that marks Machado’s roadmap for the coming days.
“What’s coming has started very well, with a lot of epic. In the short term, the first step, in addition to embracing her family, her team and her loved ones, is to consolidate support for the cause that María Corina embodies. And I think that will be very powerful, because.” One thing is a tweet or a zoom and another is that governments, authorities in Europe and other parts receive it.” he went to THE NATION the analyst Miguel Velarde.
Machado herself revealed that she will need a few days to recover with her family and undergo medical consultations. They don’t just weigh on his back 12 years without leaving Venezuela, 17 months of secrecy and a historic double election campaign (the 2023 primaries and the 2024 presidential elections). Also the emotional impact of seeing his work team, leaders of Vente Venezuela (his party), the Democratic Platform and people in his personal circle imprisoned, exiled or kept in hiding.
“She has lived in great uncertainty for a long time and that doesn’t change in a few days. The next few hours are key to ordering, setting course, timing, which is part of the order. And there are variables that do not depend on it, but that is the talent or art that has proven to look forward and act in an orderly manner but with flexibility in accordance with what happens with the other variables. All this with the aim of ensuring that his return, of which there is no doubt, has the greatest possible impact with the greatest benefit to the cause of Venezuelan freedomVelarde added.
Although all questions remain unanswered, the Titan did not lose her smile and once again managed to determine the timing of her interventions in Oslo. A goal in his every word: “Convince Venezuelans that he will return to the country, that his exile will not be permanent and that he therefore Keep the expectation of change alive” he agreed THE NATION The political scientist Enderson Sequera.
The variables are shaped by Washington and its “Lanza del Sur” offensive, which went against the announcement of Donald Trump It has not yet begun its ground attacks. The seizure at sea of the oil tanker Skipper, loaded with Venezuelan oil to supply the Cuban ally, represents another step in US pressure against the Chavista regime and its Sun Cartel.
“For Maria Corina It is crucial to meet President Trump in the United States to complete the strengthening of bonds. “It would be important to provide confidence in their plans for the day after, in case the military operation overthrows Maduro,” Sequera noted.
The most important and difficult key lies in Washington, especially because time seems to be running out. This is believed to be the case among former Latin American presidents who support Venezuela’s democratic cause The next two weeks before Christmas are “crucial” for the overthrow of the Bolivarian regime.
“I feel like from his perspective, Machado’s immediate challenge would be We manage to persuade the United States government to launch a pressure campaign and possibly military operations that help achieve the goal of achieving Maduro’s ouster from power,” said political scientist Mariano de Alba.
“When María Corina is out, we will have more tools, but time will also shorten. That is why she has insisted on saying that she will return whether the drug tyranny has fallen or not. Come back to present the Nobel Peace Prize to all Venezuelans and return to complete the breach of the wall. I think the right thing now is to reconcile the narrative, the politics and even the legal aspects, which strengthens the military framework. In Europe, I will certainly be involved in some Participate in activities, but The most important will be in the United States“Therefore, it is very likely that we will soon see Machado’s visit to Washington, which would be the previous stop in the attempt to return to Venezuela,” he said THE NATION The political scientist Walter Molina Galdi.
A challenge befitting an extremely complex diplomatic mission: “Convincing skeptics in Europe and the United States.” Military intervention in Venezuela to restore democracy is a legitimate fact“, emphasized Sequera.
De Alba is also committed to alternatively working on a “multilateral international pressure campaign “To apply various pressure mechanisms to convince those who support Maduro in power that the solution lies in the recognition of the popular will of the July 28 elections and in negotiations that establish the conditions for the departure of Maduro and his government from power and the beginning of a transition to democracy.”
The oft-touted transition, currently a dream for the vast majority of Venezuelans, is another challenge on Machado’s agenda. “Led by her, There is a team in Venezuela ready for an orderly transition. This is the most important message they want to send to the world, because perhaps that is where the greatest doubts arise that after Chavismo comes chaos, because they wanted to create this narrative,” warned Velarde.
This is ensured by various leaks to the American media The Trump administration was pleasantly surprised by the strength of the Day-After plan developed by the Machado team for years.
One challenge after another before the epilogue: coordinating his return to Venezuela. “Venezuela’s political history is full of exiles. Leaders who leave the country due to persecution and then return triumphantly.” María Corina could be one of the most glorious pages of this story full of exiles and reunions” explained Sequera.
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