Overview
- Machado, speaking in Madrid on Saturday, said she had no regrets about giving her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump after the U.S. operation that seized Nicolás Maduro.
- She declined an offered meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, citing his progressive leaders’ summit in Barcelona as proof the timing was not opportune.
- During the Spain visit she met conservative figures, received Madrid’s regional gold medal from Isabel Díaz Ayuso, was given the city’s keys by Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida, and drew a large rally of Venezuelan supporters.
- Machado said she is in permanent contact with U.S. officials to coordinate her return to Venezuela and pressed for a clear election calendar to guide a transition.
- Context for the push: Maduro remains in U.S. custody as interim leader Delcy Rodríguez stays in office beyond the initial 90 days, while the U.S., the IMF, and the World Bank reopen channels to Caracas through eased sanctions and renewed financing.