{"id":515834,"date":"2026-07-16T16:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/machado-and-gonzalez-evaluate-dialogue-with-chavismo\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T16:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:53:39","slug":"machado-and-gonzalez-evaluate-dialogue-with-chavismo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/machado-and-gonzalez-evaluate-dialogue-with-chavismo\/","title":{"rendered":"Machado and Gonz\u00e1lez evaluate dialogue with Chavismo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders <strong>Mar\u00eda Corina Machado<\/strong> and <strong>Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/internacionales\/machado-y-urrutia-piden-una-reaccion\/\">held<\/a> a meeting this Wednesday with Venezuela&#8217;s main opposition coalition, the <strong>Unitary Platform<\/strong> (PUD), to analyze the path of dialogue agreed upon by Parliament and a group of opposition members who were part of the 2015 Legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/venezuela\/2026\/07\/16\/informe-revela-que-gobierno-de-venezuela-no-atendio-con-rapidez-la-emergencia-de-los-terremotos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>A source close to the PUD, who requested anonymity, confirmed to the news agency <em>EFE<\/em> that the meeting took place, although they did not provide further details on the topics discussed or specify whether any agreement was reached regarding the new process that will officially begin on <strong>August 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of the time of publication, neither <strong>Machado<\/strong>, nor <strong>Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia<\/strong>, nor the <strong>PUD<\/strong> have released information regarding this meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/venezuela\/2026\/07\/15\/heridos-de-la-busqueda-entre-los-escombros-las-victimas-colaterales-de-los-terremotos-en-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>The day before, the <strong>Vente Venezuela<\/strong> party, led by Machado, announced through a statement its participation in the meeting, the objective of which was to &#8220;<strong>gather information<\/strong>&#8221; regarding the announced path of dialogue and to &#8220;<strong>define a public position on the matter<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/internacionales\/machado-y-edmundo-convocan\/\">Machado and Edmundo call for opposition summit following announcement of roadmap between Washington and Caracas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This announcement was made after the <strong>Venezuelan Parliament<\/strong>, under Chavista control, and <strong>a group of opposition members from the 2015 Legislature<\/strong> announced the start of a work plan from <strong>August 1st<\/strong>, aimed at promoting democracy in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/venezuela\/2026\/07\/16\/estados-unidos-respaldo-el-nuevo-proceso-de-transicion-democratica-anunciado-en-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>The talks began on June 18, when the president of the National Assembly, the Chavista Jorge Rodr\u00edguez, met with Dinorah Figuera, who defends the continuity of the legislature elected in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous conversations between both parties began on June 18, when the president of the <strong>National Assembly<\/strong> (AN), the Chavista <strong>Jorge Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, met with <strong>Dinorah Figuera<\/strong>, who defends the continuity of the 2015-elected legislature, which has an opposition majority and is backed by the <strong>United States<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AN published a brief statement on social media noting that the plan seeks the &#8220;<strong>strengthening of democracy<\/strong>&#8220;, as well as &#8220;<strong>facing the consequences of the seismic doublet all together<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, the opposition group described the process as a &#8220;<strong>roadmap to promote stability, democracy and national recovery<\/strong>&#8220;, with the goal of initiating &#8220;<strong>the construction of a new stage that will give way to a Venezuela of progress and freedoms<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This statement was shared on X by the US Secretary of State, <strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Wednesday, the secretary general of the Movement for Venezuela (MPV), <strong>Sim\u00f3n Calzadilla<\/strong>, stated that this new path of dialogue involves &#8220;<strong>an important sector of the opposition<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>opens up a range of possibilities<\/strong>&#8221; to achieve &#8220;<strong>a political change in the country<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat <strong>Dinorah Figuera<\/strong> has been called, incorporated into this, and will work in conjunction with the president of the National Assembly, <strong>Jorge Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, and the <strong>US<\/strong> government, opens up a range of possibilities that hopefully will initiate the process of restructuring, reinstitutionalization, and economic recovery,\u201d the former deputy expressed in a press release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaders Mar\u00eda Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia held a meeting this Wednesday with Venezuela&#8217;s main opposition coalition, the Unitary Platform (PUD), to analyze the path of dialogue agreed upon by Parliament and a group of opposition members who were part of the 2015 Legislature. 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