{"id":2640361,"date":"2026-08-04T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-says-venezuelan-elections-are-months-away-want-to-do-it-right\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:25:52","slug":"rubio-says-venezuelan-elections-are-months-away-want-to-do-it-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-says-venezuelan-elections-are-months-away-want-to-do-it-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio says Venezuelan elections are months away: &#8216;Want to do it right&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-says-venezuelan-elections-are-months-away-want-to-do-it-right%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that the process of transitioning Venezuela from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one will not yield immediate results, warning that patience and persistence are necessary. seven months after the US ousted Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, there remains a multi-phase plan aimed at restoring full independence to Venezuela once key reforms-such as press freedom, multi-party participation, and fair elections-are achieved. Rubio expressed optimism, citing slow but steady progress, and indicated that democratic elections could be possible within months, though they require extensive preparations. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who gained international recognition, believed elections could occur within nine to ten months, but her efforts have been hindered by Maduro, who declared himself the winner of the recent contested election. Rubio pointed out that rebuilding Venezuela\u2019s democratic institutions will take time, referencing Paraguay\u2019s nearly three-and-a-half-year transition from dictatorship as a model. Meanwhile, negotiations between Venezuela\u2019s interim government and opposition are ongoing, but Rubio&#8217;s remarks cast doubt on the rapid realization of electoral timelines.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a> warned Tuesday not to expect \u201cinstant results\u201d in the process of transitioning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela <\/a>from an authoritarian to a democratic state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been seven months since the United States toppled Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2252\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> from power and established authority in the South American country, with officials touting a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4433956\/venezuela-acting-president-delcy-rodriguez-presses-against-us-control-enough-already\/\">three-phase plan <\/a>to transition Caracas from U.S. oversight to full independence once key reforms have been instituted. Maria Corina Machado, widely recognized as the leader of Venezuelan democratic opposition to the socialist regime,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4447071\/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-elections-could-occur-within-year\/\"> expressed hope<\/a> after the American intervention that fair elections could be held by November.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4674167\/rubio-venezuela-election-months-away\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio says Venezuelan elections are months away while slapping calls for \u2018instant\u2019 democratic transition<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4672936\/trump-iran-last-chance-decapitation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump wants to give Iran \u2018last chance\u2019 to strike a deal before \u2018decapitation\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4668039\/father-israel-hostage-killed-normalization-saudi-abraham-accords\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What the father of America\u2019s youngest hostage killed in Oct. 7 wants for Israel for his son\u2019s legacy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Rubio pushed back that timeline, saying he hoped Venezuela would be ready to hold democratic elections in \u201cmonths,\u201d as he urged critics not to expect overnight results in a country long riddled with corruption. To hold fair elections, the country would need freedom of the press, multi-party participation, national reconciliation, and an electoral commission that would accurately count the votes, the secretary of state said during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/marco-rubio-gives-update-on-venezuela-election-timing-12282419\">an interview <\/a>with <em>Newsweek<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe needle\u2019s pointed in the right direction. And even though the progress is probably slower than all of us will want, there is progress and progress will happen, and we\u2019re committed to it,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to require some persistence and a little bit of patience, not years, but certainly months and weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know we are all used to instant results, or at least expectations of instant results,\u201d he added. \u201cBut if you want to do it right, what you want to have is a democratic transition that happens that brings society together.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Machado<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4447071\/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-elections-could-occur-within-year\/\"> said in February<\/a> that she believed a \u201creal transferring process with manual voting \u2026 could be done in nine to 10 months,\u201d speaking to her confidence that Venezuela could soon hold democratic elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Machado gained international recognition when she secured a sweeping victory in Venezuela\u2019s October 2023 primary election, only to be barred by the Maduro regime from running in the 2024 presidential election. Machado endorsed the lesser-known Edmundo Gonzalez to run against Maduro in her place. But Maduro declared himself the winner in that election, prompting outrage from the U.S. and much of the international community, which viewed the declared victory as illegitimate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a signed treaty alongside Paraguay\u2019s Vice President Pedro Alliana in the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Tierney L. Cross)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP26216552883219.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a signed treaty alongside Paraguay\u2019s Vice President Pedro Alliana in the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Tierney L. Cross)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400782\/general-razin-caine-divulges-details-on-trump-venezuela-operation\/\"><strong>GENERAL \u2018RAZIN\u2019 CAINE DIVULGES DETAILS ON TRUMP VENEZUELA OPERATION THAT CAPTURED MADURO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio\u2019s remarks on Tuesday cast doubt on Machado\u2019s ambitious election timeline, after representatives of Venezuela\u2019s interim government and opposition<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4670786\/new-round-venezuela-talks-could-be-different-free-elections\/\"> on Saturday sat down<\/a> for negotiations aimed at rebuilding the country\u2019s democratic institutions.\u00a0Rubio pointed to Paraguay\u2019s move away from authoritarian rule, which took almost three and a half years to complete.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re dealing with a system that\u2019s been in place now for almost three decades,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cSo it\u2019s not going to be from one day to the next.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio warns Venezuela transition won&#8217;t be instant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2640362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26216553594664.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[6571,36710,5894,5438,50813],"class_list":["post-2640361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-elections","tag-latin-america","tag-politics","tag-rubio","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26216553594664.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640365,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640361\/revisions\/2640365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}