Editing Maria Corina Machado (section)

== Unbreakable Resistance ==
Despite constant repression, Machado refused exile — continuing her activism from within Venezuela. Her message evolved from opposition rhetoric to '''grassroots mobilization''', organizing networks of citizens across the country under the movement '''“Vente Venezuela” (Come On, Venezuela)'''.

In 2023–2024, amid economic collapse and mass emigration, she led a '''nationwide coalition for democratic unity''', winning Venezuela’s opposition primary by a landslide — only to be '''disqualified from the presidential ballot''' by the regime. ''(source: Reuters)''

Still, she continued her campaign symbolically, rallying millions inside and outside Venezuela. Her peaceful defiance transformed her into the moral center of a divided opposition.
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