US-backed opposition figure Figuera returns to Venezuela to negotiate a 'credible' electoral body

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Dinorah Figuera, a US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader who was exiled for nearly eight years, returned to Venezuela to negotiate the establishment of a credible electoral authority with the interim government led by Delcy Rodríguez. This return is part of a US-led plan for democratic transition in Venezuela.

Opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, president of the National Assembly elected in 2015 and exiled in Spain for nearly eight years, returned to Venezuela on Thursday at the invitation of the US State Department to negotiate a "credible" electoral authority with Delcy Rodríguez's interim government. The return is part of Washington's plan for a democratic transition in the country.