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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 an...

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, st...

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And this fight has turned into a spiritual one, existential one. i have never seen something like this before, i have been in the streets for 23 years and you know that. i do think the regime is worried because they know this is new, they are losing their grip on society, and social control through food stamps and money they give to people that behave well. they have lost their control on the base of the military. i do think it's going to be tough, i think the primary process should be care, taking care of. i hope the international community understands the only way we can stop migration and t...