The Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize 2025, María Corina Machado, has reiterated this Tuesday that "the transition is coming" to Venezuela, coinciding with the second anniversary of the elections of July 28, in which Nicolás Maduro declared himself the winner without showing the electoral records that would officially validate his triumph and which, according to the opposition, would have granted victory to the candidate Edmundo González.
In a video message disseminated through her social networks, Machado recalled the electoral date from two years ago and its political impact on the country. "On July 28, we Venezuelans changed history. We did it ourselves, together, with our own hands. (...) On July 28, we gave ourselves a mandate and we are going to fulfill it. Rise up Venezuela, the transition is coming and it is with the people," she stated.
The opposition leader has linked that moment with the recent tragedy caused by the double earthquake last month, which has left more than 5,500 dead, and has harshly criticized the actions of the Executive now led by Delcy Rodríguez. She has denounced that the authorities "confirmed what they are, their total lack of humanity and compassion, their infinite cruelty," in front of "the people (who) like that July 28 two years ago, it was the people who saved the people, with their hearts torn apart, the country activated to help as it could, far or near, much or little, everyone gave, and Venezuela rose once again."
Machado has emphasized that, in her opinion, that electoral day marked a turning point in Venezuelan society. "Everyone took on their own responsibility. The reins of their destiny. That day Venezuela changed forever. A cowardly and cruel tyranny once again underestimated us. They did not see us coming because they despise the people. Because they have always believed themselves untouchable, unpunished. (...) July 28 was much more than the greatest electoral victory in our history. It was an ethical and existential victory," she affirmed.
The opposition leader has also wanted to pay tribute to those who, she has said, have paid the price of that struggle and to those who have responded to the recent catastrophe. "Today we recognize our heroes, the fallen and imprisoned for the feat of July 28, the saviors and rescuers of these last weeks. It is the same spirit, the same people, noble, brave, united, determined, who never surrenders, who never tires, who never stays silent," she added, before urging her supporters to "conclude the task."