Hundreds of supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado rallied Sunday in Caracas and other cities, calling for her safe return and presidential elections. In the capital, participants wearing sky-blue shirts rode motorcycles along main avenues, sounding horns and displaying Venezuelan flags.
Similar demonstrations took place in Valencia, Maracaibo and Merida, the reports said. Flavio Valentini, a Vente Venezuela activist, told the Caracas crowd that the effort was “a movement for the people and by the people.” Demonstrators also called for a timetable for presidential elections in 2027, according to Deutsche Welle. Al Jazeera reported that Machado has been living in exile and that earlier plans for her return have been disrupted.