HKVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has stated she will not participate in US-backed negotiations with the de facto government led by Delcy Rodriguez, scheduled for August. In a joint statement with Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, a candidate in the 2024 Venezuelan elections, Machado emphasized that the opposition would not engage in the 'design, development, and operation' of these talks. The proposed discussions were initiated by Rodriguez’s interim government and some former opposition lawmakers from the 2015–2020 legislative period, aiming to 'strengthen democracy.' Machado argued that those behind the initiative should publicly clarify their goals, methods, and timelines. The United States, which supported the removal of former President Nicolas Maduro through a military operation in January, viewed this effort as a significant move toward political reconciliation in Venezuela. Machado also reaffirmed her support for Gonzalez Urrutia’s claim of victory in the 2024 election, which was controversially won by Maduro amid accusations of electoral fraud.
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