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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after roughly 10 months in exile, announcing her arrival on social media with the words "I am here. With you."⁠[1, 15, 18] She had left the country in December, and CBS News reported she covertly left with a private U.S. rescue team to accept the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.⁠[8, 32] Her departure came about a month before the U.S. military deposed then-President Nicolás Maduro, according to PBS NewsHour and the Washington Examiner.⁠[12, 26]

Bloomberg and the Financial Times described her return as a challenge to the interim government led by Delcy Rodríguez, which the outlets said is backed by the Trump administration.⁠[6, 31] PBS NewsHour reported that the interim president has exceeded the time she was authorized to serve, with no election scheduled.⁠[12]

The Wall Street Journal reported that Machado is pushing for presidential elections and that her arrival threatens to complicate President Trump's plans for Venezuela.⁠[21] Fox News reported that opposition figure Edmundo González has vowed to join her and push for democratic elections.⁠[19]

Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal and 22 more

Read first Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile · PBS NewsHour

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 20 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 11 are center and 6 are right of center (4 of them in the Right group). 5 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NPR · Leans left · −0.68NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48TIME · Center · −0.40ABC News · Center · −0.19International Business Times · Center · −0.14CBS News · Center · −0.14The Christian Science Monitor · Center · −0.09Yahoo News · Center · +0.07Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · +0.63New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34Fox News · Right · +1.52Townhall · Right · +2.01
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), TIME (−0.40), ABC News (−0.19), International Business Times (−0.14), CBS News (−0.14), The Christian Science Monitor (−0.09), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17).
  • Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63), New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), Townhall (+2.01).

Not rated Al Jazeera, BBC News, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Left

  1. 1 NPR · Leans left · Oct 25, 12:18 p.m. ETVenezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile
  2. 2 NPR · Leans left · Oct 26, 4:42 a.m. ETVenezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile
  3. 3 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 25, 1:18 p.m. ETExiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
  4. 4 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 25, 5:05 p.m. ETWho Is María Corina Machado?

Center

  1. 5 ABC News · Center · Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ETVenezuela opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile
  2. 6 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 25, 11:53 a.m. ETMachado Returns to Venezuela, Testing Rodríguez’s Regime Opening
  3. 7 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 25, 11:19 p.m. ETVenezuela: Maria Corina Machado’s Return Fuels Hope for Shift to Democracy
  4. 8 CBS News · Center · Oct 25, 12:57 p.m. ETVenezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to country
  5. 9 CBS News · Center · Oct 26, 2:00 p.m. ETMaría Corina Machado is back in Venezuela. What will happen next?
  6. 10 International Business Times · Center · Oct 25, 3:26 p.m. ETOpposition Leader Machado Has Returned To Venezuela. Her Return Could Destabilize U.S.-Venezuela Relations.
  7. 11 NBC News · Center · Oct 25, 7:11 p.m. ETVenezuelan opposition leader returns after months in exile
  8. 12 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 25, 12:58 p.m. ETVenezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile
  9. 13 The Christian Science Monitor · Center · Oct 25, 5:05 p.m. ETVenezuela’s Machado returns from exile, as doubts over democracy deepen
  10. 14 The Christian Science Monitor · Center · Oct 26, 3:44 p.m. ETVenezuela’s opportunity for reconciliation built on ‘truth’ and ‘transparency’
  11. 15 The Hill · Center · Oct 25, 1:41 p.m. ETMachado returns to Venezuela after 10 months of exile
  12. 16 TIME · Center · Oct 26, 6:30 a.m. ETExiled Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela
  13. 17 UPI · Center · Oct 25, 4:07 p.m. ETOpposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela
  14. 18 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 25, 2:38 p.m. ETVenezuelan opposition leader returns after 10 months in exile

Right

  1. 19 Fox News · Right · Oct 25, 1:47 p.m. ETVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado makes surprise return home after nearly a year abroad
  2. 20 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 25, 3:38 p.m. ETVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile for first time since Maduro’s ouster
  3. 21 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 25, 12:36 p.m. ETVenezuela’s Machado Returns Home, Challenging U.S.-Backed Government
  4. 22 The Wall Street Journal · Leans right · Oct 26, 5:03 p.m. ETWhat María Corina Machado’s Return Means for Venezuela
  5. 23 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 25, 4:15 p.m. ETExiled opposition leader returns to Venezuela amid leadership crisis
  6. 24 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 26, 4:54 p.m. ETU.S. told Venezuelan authorities that opposition leader Machado should be allowed to return
  7. 25 Townhall · Right · Oct 26, 10:30 a.m. ETVenezuela Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Is Back in Venezuela After a Year in Exile
  8. 26 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 25, 12:49 p.m. ETVenezuela’s opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

Not rated

  1. 27 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 25, 7:23 p.m. ETVenezuela’s opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile
  2. 28 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 26, 6:14 a.m. ETThousands greet opposition leader Maria Machado upon return to Caracas
  3. 29 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 25, 12:21 p.m. ETVenezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
  4. 30 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 26, 5:31 a.m. ETCrowds welcome Venezuela's María Machado after months in exile
  5. 31 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 25, 5:55 p.m. ETVenezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile
  6. 32 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 25, 12:43 p.m. ETVenezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen
  7. 33 Sky News · Not rated · Oct 25, 1:03 p.m. ETExiled opposition leader announces shock return to Venezuela
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