María Corina Machado: Isolated and abandoned by the same Venezuelan opposition

Published at: 06/09/2024 11:29 AM

The Venezuelan opposition is facing its biggest internal crisis in years, and María Corina Machado is directly involved in this collapse. After the elections of July 28, 2024, where Nicolás Maduro was re-elected as president, chaos and fragmentation within the opposition have become evident.

Machado, identified as solely responsible for the publication of fraudulent electoral records, forged in favor of her candidate on a website, usurping State power, has been completely isolated after all her allies, including parties such as Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) and the Bureau of Democratic Unity (MUD), disassociated themselves from this action, making it clear that they were not part of the illegal operation.

Far from assuming responsibility voluntarily, María Corina was forced to do so due to the pressure of being the only one identified by the management of the records. His own puppet, Edmundo González, who had been the opposition candidate, also dissociated himself from the management of the minutes and the website. In fact, González delivered a letter to the Attorney General's Office in which he explained that he was not part of that process and that, in contrast to Machado's radicalization, he preferred to seek a solution within the State's institutional frameworks, even if he faced serious accusations.

In addition, the internal fracture of the opposition has generated disappointment among María Corina's supporters. For months, the narrative was mobilization in the streets and active struggle; but now, many of their supporters see how the protests have been replaced by live sessions on social networks with influencers, dance therapies and even rosary prayers. These strategies have generated deep disappointment on a base that expected more forceful and even violent actions against the Government of President Nicolás Maduro.

This shift towards virtual and symbolic activities, rather than direct action in the streets, has evidenced the weakening of Machado's leadership. Despite her belligerent rhetoric, her inability to effectively mobilize the masses and the abandonment of key figures in the opposition have left her completely alone. Even sectors that previously supported it are beginning to question its strategy, pointing out that the extremism and intransigence that characterize it have been its downfall.

In short, while former candidate Edmundo González seeks a legal solution to avoid judicial consequences, María Corina Machado faces the collapse of her leadership. Her arrogance and radicalism have left her isolated, with the opposition fractured and her own supporters disappointed. Internal divisions, the abandonment of the streets and the lack of a coherent strategy have turned the opposition into a “cat bag”, unable to present a united front against Chavism.

Mazo News Team