Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuela's most prominent opposition leader, has emerged as the likely next leader of her nation following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces on Saturday.
The 58-year-old industrial engineer has become one of President Donald Trump's strongest allies in Latin America, calling him 'a champion of freedom in this hemisphere'. Following Maduro's capture, Machado declared herself and opposition candidate Edmundo González ready to 'immediately' lead a transitional government.
