A chronological record of Venezuela's political news
The democratic opposition, its leaders and civic resistance.
María Corina Machado backed on social media Republican Senator Bernie Moreno's proposal, made in a Fox News interview, to hold Venezuela's presidential election on July 24, 2027, Simón Bolívar's birthday. There is no official call or announced electoral calendar.
Voluntad Popular national head Leopoldo López said on Monday in Madrid that Nicolás Maduro’s announcement that he would strip him of his Venezuelan nationality seeks to intimidate Venezuelans, and called the measure unconstitutional.
Ismael García, a Voluntad Popular deputy in the legitimate National Assembly, asked the Parliament on Tuesday to formally declare the Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization, citing his complaints against it since 2005.
Voluntad Popular national head Leopoldo López told Spain’s ABC that Nicolás Maduro’s regime is going through internal purges and nervousness, and reiterated that Maduro leads the Cártel de los Soles.
María Corina Machado reappeared in public on January 9, 2025, after months in hiding, to lead a protest in Chacao, Caracas, against Nicolás Maduro's inauguration, set for the next day. Edmundo González Urrutia, touring the region, repeated that he wants to return to the country to take office.
