Dinorah Figuera in Caracas: Breaking with María Corina Machado and the Unitary Platform?
After 8 years of exile, Dinorah Figuera, president of the 2015 National Assembly, landed in Maiquetía under an operation coordinated with the United States.
After 8 years of exile, Dinorah Figuera, president of the 2015 National Assembly, landed in Maiquetía under an operation coordinated with the United States.
On Thursday, May 28, the summit of opposition forces convened by María Corina Machado released the Panama Manifesto, which proposes “negotiation for the restoration of democracy” and a “great national agreement.”
The articulation of a political, mobilization, and institutional agenda attempted to define a clear path toward achieving an electoral schedule….
Antonio Ecarri is once again on the front lines of Venezuelan politics, now in the National Assembly. From the Libertad Parliamentary Fraction, he has been involved in debates to reform the hydrocarbons and mining laws, as well as on the follow-up commission for the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, approved on February 19.
The press conference took place at the JW Marriott Hotel in Caracas, located in the El Rosal business district. The U.S. diplomatic delegation to Venezuela, headed by Laura Dogu, is staying at this hotel. From there, Enrique Márquez addressed the resignations of the Attorney General and the Ombudsman, advocated for a profound transformation of the justice system, endorsed the Amnesty Law as a first step, called for the lifting of sanctions, ruled out immediate electoral aspirations, and defined himself as a bridge between opposing factions. He also praised the international role of Gustavo Petro and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in the Venezuelan process.
The second discussion of the legal instrument was postponed unanimously, after an intense debate in which the opposition parliamentary group…
According to the NGO Foro Penal, up to 426 releases of political prisoners have been recorded since January 8, 2026,…
Zapatero will meet with acting president Delcy Rodríguez and will also hold meetings with opposition lawmakers and leaders, including Henrique Capriles, Stalin González, former political prisoner Enrique Márquez, and Antonio Ecarri. He is coming from participating in a joint initiative with Zapatero, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Qatar, which led to a significant wave of prisoner releases.
After its unanimous support, the Bill will go to a special commission for public consultation, which brings together voices from…
The National Assembly, led by its president, Congressman Jorge Rodríguez, held a series of key meetings with social, economic, political, and cultural sectors of the country, as well as with various actors from the Venezuelan opposition, within the framework of the Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence. At the same time, the national Executive advanced its economic agenda through high-level meetings with international oil companies, reinforcing calls for foreign investment and dialogue as central pillars of the current national context.