Cilia Flores
First Lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
Photo: ElBarcobasurero, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 6d ago
Machado calls for Venezuela presidential elections in 2027, saying there is enough time before July
Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado wants a presidential election next year and says there is enough time to prepare before July. She acknowledged that her differences with Washington concern the pace of a transition, not its goal.
- Oct 8
US adds torture conspiracy charges against Maduro and Cilia Flores
US prosecutors charged Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture on Thursday, while a federal judge refused Flores's request for release from jail on health grounds.
- Sep 23
Machado blocked in three return bids to Venezuela as Rodriguez meets Trump in New York
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado failed in three attempts to return to Venezuela from Panama on 21 September, coinciding with talks in New York between interim President Delcy Rodriguez and US President Donald Trump.
- Aug 30
Nicolás Maduro releases first photos from New York prison since January arrest
The deposed Venezuelan leader shared images taken in a Brooklyn detention center alongside messages to family, days after Caracas agreed to an oil pact with Washington.
