Presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado

This resolution strongly condemns the Venezuelan regime's actions against democratic opposition forces, particularly presidential candidate María Corina Machado, and calls for the immediate release of detained opposition members.

The resolution specifically affects presidential candidate María Corina Machado, her campaign team, other opposition politicians, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and journalists targeted by the Venezuelan regime.

It highlights that disqualifying opposition candidates and arresting their supporters violates the Barbados Agreement, which aimed to ensure fair elections, and criticizes the unconstitutional nature of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice's decisions.

The European Parliament insists that EU electoral observation missions will not be sent to Venezuela unless the Barbados Agreement is fully respected, disqualified opposition politicians are reinstated, and Machado is allowed to run.