The President of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnescalled this Wednesday on the leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to accept the 2024 election results and resign from office in order to lay the foundations of “democracy” in the country, since this is the will of the Venezuelan people. In her opening speech at the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, she demanded: “Mr Maduro accepts the election results and resigns.”
The admonition causes a long applause from the audience.
“It must lay the foundation for a peaceful transition to democracy. Because this is the will of the Venezuelan people. María Corina Machado and the Venezuelan opposition have lit a flame that no torture, no lies and no fear can extinguish,” he continued.
Then an excitement Ana Corina SosaMaría Corina’s daughter, accepted the award in her absence and He delivered the speech prepared by his mother in fluent and rambling English. Was Standing ovation in one sustained applause.
Machado, in a telephone conversation from an unknown location with the Nobel Institute this Wednesday, regretted that he could not arrive in time for the award ceremony, but assured that he would arrive in Oslo and that in fact he was “on his way now”.
“We feel very excited and honored. So I am sad and sorry to inform you that I cannot arrive in time for the ceremony, but I will be in Oslo and I am on the way to Oslo at this moment,” Machado said while answering the call from the President of the Norwegian Committee.
Machado said he was aware that there were “hundreds of Venezuelans” from different parts of the world who could reach the Norwegian capital, as well as his own family, his team and many colleagues.
The former MP added that they would receive this award “as it is an award for all Venezuelans.”
“As soon as I arrive, I will be able to hug my entire family and my children, whom I have not seen in two years. And so many Venezuelans and Norwegians that I know who share our struggle and our efforts. So thank you very much and we will see you soon,” she said somewhat hastily, as she claimed to be boarding a plane to fly to Oslo.
In addition, Machado reiterated his gratitude to the Nobel Committee for the “immense recognition” of the Venezuelan people’s struggle for democracy and freedom.
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