Commending María Corina Machado as Venezuela’s legitimate presidential opposition candidate.

commends María Corina Machado as Venezuela's official presidential opposition candidate;

condemns efforts by the illegitimate Maduro regime to prevent María Corina Machado from participating in Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election;

rejects the illegitimate Maduro regime’s efforts to carry out fraudulent presidential elections, including barring the participation of the opposition candidate chosen by the Venezuelan voters;

demands that the illegitimate Maduro regime permit reputable election observers, such as the Organization of American States, the European Union, the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute, and other credible organizations;

calls for the immediate, unconditional release of all political prisoners in Venezuela;

denounces efforts by the illegitimate Maduro regime to persecute its political opponents, such as members of the National Primary Commission;

condemns efforts by the illegitimate supreme court of Venezuela to invalidate the primary election held by the National Primary Commission; and

urges the President to strengthen and reimpose sanctions because the negotiated conditions have not been met.