Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called Monday (July 28, 2025) for "clandestine" resistance against President Nicolas Maduro on the anniversary of his disputed re-election.
Electoral authorities declared Maduro winner of the July 2024 election despite allegations of fraud and without releasing a detailed breakdown of voting results.
The Venezuelan opposition says their candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is the true winner. The ex-diplomat fled into exile after the election, while Ms. Machado — who was barred from standing in the election — has gone into hiding.
Speaking in a social media video, Ms. Machado accused Mr. Maduro of being "so afraid of being invaded" and overthrown, but said millions of people already in Venezuela will remove him from power.
Venezuelan authorities frequently accuse Ms. Machado of leading conspiracies against Mr. Maduro.
