maria corina machado in caracas, venezuela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. it s a pleasure. well, it s great to have you on the show. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro s rule is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. so, how come you ve now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition to fight in next year s presidential election? for years, we, the venezuelan people have been explaining to the world the way nicolas maduro has been rigging elections and the turning down, through control and repression, thejudiciary system, the national assembly, as well as the military and every single democratic institution. we ve reached a point in which we realise that maduro is willing to do anything to stay in power, and the only way through which we can confront and defeat him is building a huge, unprecedented, social movement, citizen movement, that is righ
and all the main news stories straight after hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. nicolas maduro, venezuela s authoritarian socialist over the past decade, he s overseen a crumbling economy, of venezuela s population and yet, he is still in power, and the opposition s big idea, the creation of an alternative government, has foundered. my guest, maria corina machado, is currently frontrunner amongst opposition candidates but does she have any realistic chance of toppling venezuela s strongman? maria corina machado in caracas, venezuela, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, stephen. it s a pleasure. for years, you have argued that participating in democracy in venezuela under nicolas maduro s rule is a grave mistake because it ends up legitimising maduro. so, how come you ve now decided to put your hat in the ring and seek the nomination from the opposition to fight in next year s presidential election? for years, we, the venezuelan people have been explaining to the world th
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illegal migration built as immoral. proposed illegal migration laws. they re being debated in the upper house of parliament and would see some migrants being sent to what are described as safe third countries, such as rwanda, to have their asylum claims processed. ministers say it s the best way of deterring people from risking their lives crossing the english channel in small boats. here s archbishopjustin outlining why, in his opinion, the uk government s proposals don t tackle the long term and global nature of the problem. evenif even if this bill succeeded in temporarily stopping the boats, and i do not think it will, it will not stop conflict or climate migration. they forecasted that climate change by itself, let alone the conflicts it s already causing, will lead to at least 800 million more refugees a yearin at least 800 million more refugees a year in total by 2050. and what of other countries follow suit? the uh in sea arps believes the bill could lead to the c