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Maybe. APnews says:
Per bbc:
That said, I didn't really want Maria Machado “—derided by the Chavista leadership for her pro-market views and her upper-class background“ — to lead a puppet government after getting kicked off the ballot.
Western propagandists once again disputing an election in Venezuela?!
I'm anticipating strife and reporting from additional sources. This could get ugly and people should be aware of it.
Note that al-jazeera itself reported this in the article you linked:
Looking at this International Crisis Group's list of donors:
As well as various Western European & gulf state governments, billionaires and billionaire-founded NGOs. Of course they're coping: their backers were hoping to get a piece of PDVSA.