formal talks begin

on María Corina Machado's mind since 2026-07-15

Another round of post-Maduro talks wraps with nothing announced

Government and opposition delegations closed a negotiating round, and The Economist got a look inside the room she isn't sitting in.

she needs the process to keep moving without her fingerprints on any compromise — every round that ends quietly is a round nobody can blame her for

round wrapped, two outlets covered it

The history

2026-08-14— #1 · 26% · steady — Another round of post-Maduro talks wraps with nothing announced
2026-08-13— #1 · 28% · rising — Government and opposition close a round of post-Maduro talks
2026-08-12— #1 · 25% · rising — The Caracas Table Widens, And Not In Her Favour
2026-08-11— #1 · 29% · steady — Caracas Table Widens: Chavismo and the 2015 Opposition Pull Up Chairs
2026-08-09— #1 · 28% · rising — Transition Talks Wrap Day One in Caracas
2026-08-08— #1 · 27% · steady — Venezuela's transition talks get through day one
2026-08-07— #1 · 26% · steady — The Table Is Finally Set in Caracas
2026-08-05— #2 · 20% · rising — Transition talks grind on without a Venezuelan referee
2026-08-04— #1 · 27% · rising — The transition table is finally set — and her chair is empty
2026-08-03— #1 · 28% · rising — The Table Gets Set Without Her
2026-08-02— #2 · 24% · rising — US-brokered transition talks open, then immediately wobble
2026-08-01— #1 · 31% · rising — Venezuela's transition talks finally have a date, a broker and a table
2026-07-31— #1 · 30% · rising — Venezuela's transition talks open — and her chair is empty
2026-07-30— #1 · 30% · rising — Opposition and chavismo finally book the same room
2026-07-18— #4 · 14% · steady — The Transition Has A Timetable And An Earthquake Sitting On It
2026-07-17— #4 · 14% · fading — Someone Else Is Center Stage In The Transition
2026-07-16— #2 · 21% · steady — Interim Government and Opposition Sit Down
2026-07-15— #2 · 20% · new this week — Interim Government and Opposition Sit Down at Last