Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado visited Madrid this weekend, meeting leaders of Spain's conservative People's Party (PP) and the far-right Vox party while declining an invitation from Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, citing his concurrent summit with left-wing Latin American leaders in Barcelona. Machado received the city's gold medal from Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and the keys to the city from Madrid's mayor, and was warmly welcomed by PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo. Analysts note that while Machado shares liberal economic views with her Spanish hosts — favouring free trade and a smaller state — she diverges from the PP on social issues such as abortion, and the visit raises questions about her readiness to engage with governments of all political stripes should she seek the Venezuelan presidency.