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Could Maria Corina Machado's influence wane now she's out of Venezuela?

Could Maria Corina Machado's influence wane now she's out of Venezuela?

Update: 2025-12-11
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The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to derail the government of President Nicolas Maduro, which he has accused of turning Venezuela into a "drug-running regime". The leader of the country's opposition, Maria Corina Machado, travelled to Norway in secret to collect her Nobel Peace Prize. We ask if her influence could wane now that she is out of the country.



Also in the programme: intense rain is wreaking havoc on thousands of Gazans living in displacement camps; and UNESCO declares Swiss yodelling a form of Intangible Cultural Heritage.



(Photo: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado attends the opening of the official Peace Prize exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center, in Oslo. Credit: Lise Åserud / NTB)
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Could Maria Corina Machado's influence wane now she's out of Venezuela?

Could Maria Corina Machado's influence wane now she's out of Venezuela?

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