🔶 Protest by Venezuela’s opposition against the government in Caracas; calls for an election timetable for 2027

Thousands of opponents of the Venezuelan government gathered in Caracas, the country’s capital, on Thursday, October 22 (30 Mehr), calling for the establishment of an official timetable for the 2027 presidential election.

The protesters also demanded the safe return of María Corina Machado, leader of the opposition, and the immediate release of all political prisoners. Machado has been in Panama since late May, and at least seven of her attempts to return to Venezuela have been unsuccessful.

At the same time, government supporters took part in an awareness march wearing pink hats and pink scarves about “breast cancer prevention.”

The event was accompanied by the closure of several streets in the center of the capital.