María Corina Machado Is Different—She Can Bring Liberty and Democracy Back to Venezuela

Marcos Falcone

Over 26 years, Venezuela’s gradual transition from a democracy into a dictatorship involved increasing authoritarianism on the part of the Chávez-Maduro regime. It also involved ineffective opposition leaders, who were often divided and unable or unwilling to challenge the socialist dictatorship or its ideological foundations. However, María Corina Machado, the current opposition leader and a recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, was always different.

Machado is a classical liberal.