Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has confirmed her safety after her aides reported that she was intercepted at a protest in Caracas on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro's inauguration. Machado's political group stated that she was violently intercepted while leaving the rally and was later forced to record several videos during her alleged kidnapping before being released.
In a statement posted on her social media account, Machado expressed her determination to continue the fight for democracy in Venezuela. She thanked the citizens who took to the streets to support the opposition's claims of victory in the previous election.
