The US is helping Chavismo survive without Maduro
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TL;DR
- U.S.-backed negotiations commenced in early August.
- Participants included representatives of Venezuela's interim government and an opposition delegation.
- Dinorah Figuera led the opposition delegation.
- Maria Corina Machado, the prominent opposition leader, was excluded from the negotiations.
- Machado was the overwhelming winner of the 2024 opposition primary.