Overview
- The opposition coalition PUD unveiled Sunday a three-stage roadmap that moves from stabilization to recovery to reconciliation to reach free, internationally recognized elections.
- The first phase demands a provisional, independent electoral authority (CNE) with transparent rules, full restoration of political rights, and the lifting of bans imposed without due process.
- The plan also calls for dismantling repressive bodies, immediately releasing all political prisoners, and guaranteeing no reprisals so people can organize, campaign, and vote safely.
- Opposition leader María Corina Machado said Venezuela is ready for a fair vote and pledged to return to the country very soon, without giving a date.
- No election date has been set, and government-aligned factions argue the top priority is economic recovery and institutional stability, against a backdrop of a disputed 2024 result and reports that Delcy Rodríguez now serves as interim president after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro in January.