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Opposition 'President' Arrives in Venezuela for Transition Talks
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Opposition 'President' Arrives in Venezuela for Transition Talks

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Opposition figure Dinorah Figuera returned to Venezuela to discuss political transition with U.S. and Venezuelan officials.
  • Figuera leads the 2015 Parliament, which she considers the last legitimate elected body in the country.
  • Her visit follows a meeting with U.S. State Department officials and precedes talks with Venezuelan Parliament President Jorge Rodríguez.

Dinorah Figuera, a prominent opposition figure in Venezuela, has returned to the country to engage in discussions about the nation's political transition. Figuera leads the Parliament elected in 2015, an institution she maintains is the last "legitimately" elected body in Venezuela, asserting its continuity despite the expiration of its term.

Her arrival in Caracas was prompted by an invitation from the U.S. Department of State. During her visit, Figuera is scheduled to meet with John Barrett, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Caracas, and Jorge Rodríguez, the current president of the Venezuelan Parliament, who is aligned with the ruling Chavista party. Figuera described these meetings as the initial steps in a series of discussions aimed at organizing an agenda for the country's future.

This is the first meeting... This first meeting is related to several meetings and many meetings to organize ourselves based on an agenda that will be worked on. Now I am going to a meeting with the head of the embassy John Barrett and later I will meet with Jorge Rodríguez.

— Dinorah FigueraExplaining the purpose and schedule of her meetings upon arriving in Venezuela.

Figuera stated that her objective is to work on an agenda that will promote freedom of expression for all Venezuelans and the media, and help resolve existing differences within the nation. She presented herself on Instagram as the president of the National Assembly for 2026, a claim that highlights the ongoing political dispute over legitimate representation in Venezuela.

This visit follows a previous meeting in April with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Michael Kozak. During that encounter, Kozak recognized Figuera as the president of the 2015 National Assembly and discussed pathways for a stable and consolidated democratic transition in Venezuela. Figuera had previously gone into exile in Spain in 2021, citing her denunciations of the alleged "murder" of councilman Fernando Albán while in detention.

This agenda will allow all Venezuelans and the media to have freedom of expression and will contribute to resolving differences.

— Dinorah FigueraDescribing the goals of the political transition discussions.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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