Venezuela’s Machado calls for elections by July, FT reports

Oct 9 (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called ​for elections next year ‌and said there was “more than enough time” to prepare ​for a vote ​by July, the Financial Times ⁠reported on Friday.

Machado ​also called for transparency in ​the management of proceeds from Venezuela’s oil sales, which are ​being overseen by ​Washington, she told FT in an ‌interview.

“The ⁠US government and the Venezuelan people all agree that the only way ​to ​make ⁠this sustainable and a real victory is ​to turn Venezuela ​into ⁠a stable democracy,” said Machado, the winner of ⁠last ​year’s Nobel Peace ​Prize.

Reporting by Devika Nair in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong