day-after plans<\/a> in the event Maduro is ousted, according to senior administration officials. CNN has previously reported that there have been informal conversations\u202finside\u202fthe US administration regarding Machado and fellow opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez leading a post-Maduro Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cMaduro will leave power, whether it is negotiated or not negotiated,\u201d Machado said Friday. \u201cWe are fundamentally focused on how we can ensure that it is an orderly, peaceful transition, where the results of the country\u2019s reconstruction are felt as soon as possible by Venezuelans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am confident today that the vast majority of the Venezuelan armed forces and police, as soon as the transition begins, will obey orders, guidelines and instructions from superiors who will be appointed by the civil authority duly elected by Venezuelans,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked what role she might play in the US administration\u2019s plans, Machado told CNN: \u201cNot only the American government, I think many other governments around the world are preparing for a democratic transition in Venezuela for several reasons. One is because they realize that the largest migration crisis in the world today is certainly Venezuelans that have been forced to flee.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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