Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after more than 10 months in exile, but an election date remains unset. Washington is prioritising economic stability and institutional reforms, while interim President Delcy Rodríguez says Venezuelans will decide when to vote. After more than 10 months in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned home to a political landscape that has been reshaped by her ally the United.