Whereas, on October 26, 2023, María Corina Machado was declared the winner of the primary election that was held by the National Primary Commission of Venezuela; Whereas the primary election drew more than 2,400,000 voters in Venezuela and abroad; Whereas the intent of the National Primary Commission was to choose a candidate to oppose the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election; Whereas the National Primary Commission successfully organized and carried out the primary election despite obstacles, threats, and attacks by the illegitimate Maduro regime; Whereas María Corina Machado deserves the recognition of the United States and all democratic states as Venezuela’s duly chosen presidential opposition candidate; Whereas the Biden administration should rally the international community to recognize María Corina Machado as the legitimate leader of the Venezuelan opposition in furtherance of the administration’s stated goal of supporting free and fair elections in Venezuela, and Venezuela's return to democratic governance; Whereas the United States Government should not recognize the results of the general elections in Venezuela unless María Corina Machado is officially allowed to run as the legitimate presidential candidate of the opposition in Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election without repression, the election is free, fair, transparent, and internationally supervised, and all political prisoners are released unconditionally; Whereas the United States and all democratic states must stand with the people of Venezuela in their quest to restore civil, political, and human rights; Whereas, because the illegitimate Maduro regime has forced millions of Venezuelans into exile and potential disenfranchisement, the United States and the international community must support the Venezuelan diaspora’s voice and its right to be recognized in Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election