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August 6, 2026
US-backed Talks Begin in Venezuela Amid Opposition Absences
- The talks are the first US-backed negotiations since the ousting of Nicolás Maduro.
- Dinorah Figuera leads the opposition delegation, while Jorge Rodríguez heads the government side.
- Key opposition figures, María Corina Machado and Edmundo González, are absent but monitoring the process.
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- US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate MachadoAug 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM · CNN
- Venezuelan acting government, opposition delegation begin talksAug 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM · Reuters