2.06×Discourse Radar: opposition mentions of María Corina Machado · According to Discourse Radar, the opposition mentioned María Corina Machado 2.06 times more per 10,000 words than in its earlier baseline.
−86%State TV mentions of Maduro · State TV mentioned Nicolás Maduro 86% less than its January–July 2026 average, according to the weekly measurement.
According to Infobae, nine center-left political and social organizations formally launched the Alianza por Venezuela (AVE) on September 14, backing the Panama Manifesto signed by the unity platform and María Corina Machado. The coalition's spokesman, Noel Álvarez, said: "María Corina Machado will be our candidate."
The alliance is demanding early presidential elections with a firm date, an end to the disqualifications barring opposition leaders from running, an impartial National Electoral Council, and the release of political prisoners, VPItv reported. Dinorah Figuera, coordinator of the so-called phase-three negotiating table, arrived in Caracas and announced meetings with relatives of political prisoners and with the Venezuelan Catholic Church, according to VPItv.
«María Corina Machado will be our candidate.»— Noel Álvarez (quoted by Infobae), September 14, 2026 · watch
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According to Infobae, federal Judge Kathleen M. Williams scheduled a change-of-plea hearing for Alex Saab in Miami on Tuesday, September 15, at 11:00 a.m., canceling the jury trial that had been set. Saab faces money-laundering and financial-transaction conspiracy charges, VPItv reported.
VPItv reported that Saab had pleaded not guilty on July 24, but that court documents indicate he could change his plea at this hearing. According to VPItv, Saab was deported from Venezuela in May and remains under judicial process in the United States.
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According to VPItv, during an encounter with reporters at a golf tournament in Ireland, U.S. President Donald Trump was asked about a possible meeting with President Delcy Rodríguez at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York and did not rule it out.
VPItv added, citing Bloomberg, that Venezuelan government officials were invited to take part in that meeting and that Hydrocarbons Minister Paula Enao and PDVSA executive vice president Giovanni Martínez are expected to attend, though the full delegation has not been confirmed.
