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Venezuela Opposition Coalition Reaffirms Support for Maria Corina Machado as Leader
Venezuela's opposition alliance, the Unitary Democratic Platform (PUD), has reaffirmed Maria Corina Machado as its leader and renewed calls for free elections. Its 14-point declaration on a democratic transition urges political freedoms, the release of all political prisoners and safe return for exiles, adding pressure on authorities to let the exiled Nobel laureate come home.