maria corina machado in caracas, venezuela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. it s a pleasure. well, it s great to have you on the show. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro s rule is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. so, how come you ve now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition to fight in next year s presidential election? for years, we, the venezuelan people have been explaining to the world the way nicolas maduro has been rigging elections and the turning down, through control and repression, thejudiciary system, the national assembly, as well as the military and every single democratic institution. we ve reached a point in which we realise that maduro is willing to do anything to stay in power, and the only way through which we can confront and defeat him is building a huge, unprecedented, social movement, citizen movement, that is righ
and all the main news stories straight after hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. nicolas maduro, venezuela s authoritarian socialist over the past decade, he s overseen a crumbling economy, of venezuela s population and yet, he is still in power, and the opposition s big idea, the creation of an alternative government, has foundered. my guest, maria corina machado, is currently frontrunner amongst opposition candidates but does she have any realistic chance of toppling venezuela s strongman? maria corina machado in caracas, venezuela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. it s a pleasure. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro s rule is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. so, how come you ve now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition to fight in next year s presidential election? for years, we, the venezuelan people have been explaining to the world th
times during biden s term, largely because it is raised by donald trump and his supporters, and that is whether the voting system can be trusted. where do americans stand on this? i trusted. where do americans stand on this? ~ , , ., this? i think there is still going to be a contingent this? i think there is still going to be a contingent of this? i think there is still going | to be a contingent of americans this? i think there is still going - to be a contingent of americans who follow a lot of the conspiracy theories that were thrown around immediately after the election, continue to not necessarily seejoe biden as the true presidents. i think we have begun to see dents and elements of that. the dominion lawsuit had a part to play. the various legal recourse is trials that we have seen have had something to play in that. for the moderate voters, i think this list this is less of an issue. there always will be a contingent of the republican party, your hardcore tru