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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

Why Trump snubbed Venezuela opposition leader Machado after she beat him to Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has spent months trying to gain Donald Trump’s favor - but the U.S. president looks set to leave her in the lurch.

Machado, who led a successful election campaign against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in 2024 despite being barred from holding public office, has often been touted as the leader with the greatest popular legitimacy to lead the South American country.

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