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Pedro Camacho

Venezuela's Machado Warns of 'Real Risk' of 'Anarchic' Unrest Without Election Timeline in the Country

Screen grab shows Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gesturing during an AFP interview via Zoom in Caracas on May 15, 2025 (Credit: AFP VIDEOGRAPHICS/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned that the country risks slipping into disorder if authorities fail to set a clear date for presidential elections, arguing that an organized electoral process is essential to maintaining stability after months of political upheaval.

"There is a real risk: if people feel that the path is being closed off, they may start pushing in an unorganized way that could turn anarchic. An electoral timetable with a fixed date is the guarantee of peace and stability," Machado said in an interview with Spain's es Radio, framing the absence of a timeline as a potential trigger for uncontrolled social pressure.

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