# Venezuela’s Machado lauds Trump for ‘freedom’, urges 2027 elections

- Source: Al Jazeera
- Published: 2026-10-30T04:40:07+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/machado-lauds-trump-for-freedom-floodgate-urges-2027-elections?traffic_source=rss
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Nobel winner returns to Venezuela from exile, urging elections and criticising a controversial US oil deal with Caracas.

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