María Corina Machado, a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader, has issued a series of statements addressing the Venezuelan National Armed Forces (FANB) and the state of the country one year after the contested presidential elections held on June 28, 2024. Machado criticized the military institution for its fragility and complicity, accusing it of failing to defend the mandate of the June 28 elections and enabling the violation of the Venezuelan Constitution. She asserted that Venezuela has been handed over to foreign forces and terrorist organizations over the past 25 years. Machado emphasized that the current regime, led by Nicolás Maduro, is criminal in nature, destabilizing the country and sustaining itself through terror. She called on the FANB to choose between submission or taking a stand to save themselves, asserting that the regime will eventually fall and justice will prevail. Machado reiterated her commitment to continue the opposition's struggle until victory is achieved, stating that the regime has closed all institutional avenues and shifted to a different battlefield. Other opposition figures, including Andrés Velásquez, María Elvira Salazar, and César Pérez Vivas, have echoed concerns about ongoing human rights violations and electoral fraud. Maduro claimed a broad victory in recent municipal elections amid opposition boycotts. The opposition remains fragmented and critical of the regime's tactics one year after the presidential vote.