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Venezuelan opposition unveils transition roadmap but leaves timeline unclear

Sunday, 12 April 2026 · 1 min read
Based on: El País

Venezuela's Democratic Unitary Platform — the eight-party coalition backing opposition leader María Corina Machado — has released a roadmap outlining conditions for a transition to democratic elections, covering stabilisation, recovery, and the holding of free votes. The plan, loosely inspired by proposals from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calls for the release of roughly 500 political prisoners, the return of exiles, restored press freedoms, and the appointment of an independent electoral authority, but notably sets no deadlines for any of these steps. The announcement comes 100 days after Nicolás Maduro was forced from power, with his former vice-president Delcy Rodríguez now serving as acting president, and reflects the opposition's push to make elections a priority in Washington at a moment when the Trump administration has focused primarily on securing legal frameworks for oil and mining deals with the ruling chavista government.

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El PaísLa oposición presiona para llevar las elecciones al centro de la agenda política venezolana
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