Maria Machado and the 2024 Presidential Election in Venezuela

Although not appearing on the ballot for President, Maria Machado played a highly contentious role in the 2024 election. She “won” a primary election which was called a “scam.” She was disqualified from holding public office for fifteen years. The Biden Administration tried and failed to pressure the Venezuelan government to allow her to run. Machado picked a stand-in candidate (Edmundo Gonzalez) to run in her place. Following his loss to Nicolas Maduro, Machado led a campaign claiming that massive fraud had occurred and that Gonzalez had actually won.

Three short videos describing these events have been posted on The Venezuela Reader’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thevenezuelareader

Three one-page summaries of these events have been posted on the Venezuela Reader’s blog: https://thevenezuelareader.blogspot.com/  

2023: Maria Machado Was Disqualified From Public Office for Fifteen Years

          She Picked a stand-in Replacement 2024 Presidential Candidate

2024: The Electoral Council Declared that Nicolas Maduro Was Elected President

          The Opposition Claimed that Edmundo Gonzalez Had Won

2023: Maria Machado’s Win in the Presidential Primary Was Denounced as a   “Scam”

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