"In her second public appearance after more than a year in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has promised that, one way or another, the presidency of Nicolas Maduro will end. Speaking to reporters in Oslo, Norway, on Friday, Machado added that she was still hopeful that a change in leadership in Venezuela would be peaceful. list of 3 itemsend of list Maduro will leave power, whether it is negotiated or not negotiated, Machado said in Spanish. I am focused on an orderly and peaceful transition."
"Her latest statement comes as the administration of US President Donald Trump maintains its buildup of military forces in the Caribbean. The Trump administration has repeatedly struck alleged drug smuggling boats in the region, in what experts say amounts to extrajudicial killings. The president has also, in recent days, repeatedly threatened to begin operations on Venezuelan territories, in what he has characterised as actions to stem illegal drug flows from the country. Maduro has accused the Trump administration of seeking to topple his government."
Maria Corina Machado vowed that Nicolas Maduro's presidency will end and expressed hope for an orderly, peaceful leadership transition. She spoke in Oslo during her second public appearance after more than a year in hiding. The statement came amid a US military buildup in the Caribbean and repeated US strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats, actions experts say have amounted to extrajudicial killings. President Trump has threatened operations on Venezuelan territories to stem illegal drug flows, while Maduro accuses the US of seeking to topple his government. Machado was barred from last year's presidential ballot and has aligned closely with Trump and Republican Venezuela hawks.
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