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Latin Times
Latin Times
Politics
Pedro Camacho

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Calls on Trump to Bag a 'Foreign Policy Victory' by Helping Oust Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a Venezuelan flag during a rally in Caracas a month after the disputed re-election of President Nicolas Maduro. Machado has declared she will stay in Venezuela amid Edmundo Gonzalez's exile. (Credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

As Donald Trump continues to fill out cabinet positions for his upcoming administration, one of the lingering questions surrounding his upcoming relations with Latin America is how exactly he will deal with Venezuela, a country that remains in crisis as Nicolas Maduro has refused to back down from his claim to the country's presidency despite the fact that both the opposition and many in the international community have rejected his victory in the July 28 elections.

A clear sign came from Trump's nominating Marco Rubio to be the next Secretary of State. Rubio has been an outspoken critic of the Maduro regime and, in September, cosponsored a bill with fellow Florida Senator Rick Scott, aimed at increasing the U.S. government's reward for information leading to the arrest of Maduro from the current $15 million to $100 million.

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