Machado Says Venezuela Is Ready for A Peaceful Post-Maduro Transition

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Friday she is preparing for a peaceful and orderly transition of power if President Nicolás Maduro leaves office, stressing that Venezuela’s crisis has become a major U.S. national security concern.

Speaking in Oslo after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Machado said she believes Venezuela’s police and armed forces would follow orders from a legitimately elected civilian government.

She noted that Washington and other governments are quietly planning for a post-Maduro scenario, with U.S. officials viewing the country’s collapse and mass migration as a hemispheric security issue.

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Machado said Maduro’s exit is inevitable and insisted that millions of exiled Venezuelans could return home once a transition begins.

She confirmed U.S. assistance in helping her travel to Norway and criticized Spain for failing to back Venezuela’s democratic movement.

Machado said she will serve as vice president if the opposition-backed president-elect takes office.

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