Key facts
- The Vente Venezuela app aims to help some 4 million Venezuelans abroad register to vote.
- The opposition claims Maria Corina Machado's proxy, Edmundo Gonzalez, won the 2024 presidential election.
- Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has promised a transition to 'full democracy' and is holding US-supported talks with an opposition faction.
The Venezuelan opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado, is focusing on future elections by developing a new app to facilitate voter registration for citizens living abroad. This initiative aims to overcome past bureaucratic obstacles that prevented many Venezuelans overseas from voting in the 2024 presidential election. The country has experienced significant emigration due to economic collapse and political instability. Meanwhile, Interim President Delcy Rodriguez is engaged in US-supported talks with a faction of the opposition to transition towards 'full democracy,' though Machado is not included in these discussions. The specifics of reforming the electoral council remain unclear.