Machado speaks during a gathering in support of Ledezma in Caracas

Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a gathering in support of arrested Caracas metropolitan mayor Antonio Ledezma in Caracas Febreuary 20, 2015. Venezuelan opposition leaders on Friday demanded the release of a veteran Caracas mayor arrested on accusations of plotting violence against President Nicolas Maduro’s government. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA – Tags: POLITICS)