{"id":391667,"date":"2026-10-26T15:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-machados-return-to-venezuela-matters-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:01:13","slug":"why-machados-return-to-venezuela-matters-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-machados-return-to-venezuela-matters-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Machado&#8217;s return to Venezuela matters | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rWSl6BLzUCE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Machado&apos;s return to Venezuela matters | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWSl6BLzUCE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Maria Corina Machado is back in Venezuela. Thousands of supporters flooded the streets of Caracas to welcome the Nobel Peace Prize winner home after months in exile. This could be a defining moment for Venezuela&#8217;s most influential opposition leader, but can she turn public support into real political change? 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