
Venezuela's authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro accused the opposition of seeking to impose María Corina Machado as leader of the country by force, claiming without evidence that foreign actors intend to bring her to Venezuela "on a warship."
Speaking during the virtual XXV Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), Maduro compared Machado to former opposition figure Juan Guaidó, who was recognized by the United States and several allies as interim president in 2019.